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(MENAFN) Benin’s presidential contender Paul Hounkpe has conceded defeat following preliminary indications from Sunday’s election, acknowledging that his rival, Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, is leading in the early vote count.

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(MENAFN) Vote tallying is now underway in Benin following the close of polling stations Sunday in the country's first-round presidential election, as reported by correspondents on the ground in Cotonou, the West African nation's economic hub....

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(MENAFN) Voters across Benin streamed to polling stations Sunday to cast ballots in a presidential race that analysts have already characterized as having a "foregone outcome," with the ruling coalition's candidate widely expected to emerge...

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(MENAFN) Voters in Benin are casting ballots on Sunday in a presidential election widely described by analysts as having a largely predetermined outcome, according to reports.

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London, UK, May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TILFORD, UK— At a time of escalating global conflict and rising geopolitical tension, the Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will deliver a keynote address at the National Peace Symposium...

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(MENAFN) A Beninese woman experiencing a severe postpartum hemorrhage, complicated by a perineal tear and a major vaginal wall laceration, was successfully treated by the 28th Chinese medical team at Natitingou Zone Hospital, located over 700 km...