Freshly inaugurated as President of the Republic of Benin, Romuald Wadagni has embarked on a tour of the West African subregion. After visiting Nigeria on Monday, he was warmly received in Niamey on Tuesday by the President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Abdourahmane Tiani, along with civilian and military officials,…
By Josué Mehouenou 17 August 2024 | 5:19 pm Zangbeto masks parade during the grand procession of traditional masks in Porto-Novo on August 4, 2024. Photo by Yanick Folly for AFP Spectators poured into Benin’s capital for a new festival celebrating traditional masks as the West African country seeks to attract visitors and…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has begun providing humanitarian aid to victims of the 2022 floods in Benin. The project, launched on July 15 in Cotonou and worth 392,357,051 CFA Francs (N1.04 trillion), is in response to the severe floods that affected 40 communes in Benin from August to September 2022. ECOWAS…
