The Benin Rebirth Party is a liberal political party in Benin. The party was founded on 24 March 1992 by then-First Lady Rosine Vieyra Soglo,who became the first Beninese woman to establish a new political party. The party was also headed by Vieyra Soglo after its foundation. It is led by Nicéphore Soglo,who was President of Benin from 1991 to 1996 and later Mayor of Cotonou.
Rosine Honorine Vieyra Soglo was a Beninese politician. Soglo served as First Lady of Benin from 1991 to 1996 during the presidency of her husband,Nicéphore Soglo. She is considered the first First Lady of the democratic era following Benin's transition to a multi-party democracy.
Thomas Boni Yayi is a Beninese banker and politician who was the president of Benin from 2006 to 2016. He took office after winning the March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to a second term in March 2011. He also served as the chairperson of the African Union from 29 January 2012 to 27 January 2013.
Sacca Lafia is a Beninese politician who has served in the government of Benin as Minister of the Interior since 2016. Previously he was Minister of Mines,Energy,and Water under President Yayi Boni,beginning in 2007. He is president of the Union for Democracy and National Solidarity (UDS),a political party.
Ganiou Soglo is a Beninese politician of the Benin Rebirth Party (RB) who served in the government for a time as Minister of Culture,Literacy,and the Promotion of National Languages. He is the son of former President Nicéphore Soglo and brother of Léhady Soglo.
Pascal Irénée Koupaki is a Beninese politician who served as Prime Minister of Benin from May 2011 to August 2013. Koupaki worked as an official at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF),and he was Director of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister from 1996 to 1998. Under President Yayi Boni,Koupaki was Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2007 and then Minister of State for the Exploration,Development,and Evaluation of Public Policy from 2007 to 2011.
Lionel Zinsou is a French–Beninese economist and investment banker who was Prime Minister of Benin from 2015 to 2016. Since June 2017,he has been the president of Terra Nova,a centre-left French think tank.
Patrice Guillaume Athanase Talon is a Beninese politician and businessman who has been president of Benin since 6 April 2016.
Lionel Jacques Agbo is a Beninese politician and lawyer.
Isidore de Souza was a Beninese priest who was Archbishop of Cotonou from 1990 to 1999.
Marcel Alain de Souza was a Beninese politician and banker. He served as President of the ECOWAS Commission from April 2016 until February 2018. He was Minister for Development,Economic Analysis and Forecast of Benin from May 2011 until June 2015.
Marie-Cécile Zinsou is a French-Beninese art historian and entrepreneur,She is president of the Fondation Zinsou,founded in 2005 in Cotonou,Republic of Benin which promotes contemporary art in Africa and leads cultural,educational and social initiatives. In 2014 she opened the first museum of contemporary art in Benin.
Hélène Aholou Keke is a lawyer and politician in Benin.
Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 28 April 2019.
Geneviève Boko Nadjo is a Beninese lawyer. She has been a prosecutor in Cotonou and it one of the five members of Benin's Commission that oversees elections. The appointment raised comment as she is considered close to the President.
Presidential elections were held in Benin on 11 April 2021 to elect the President of the Republic of Benin for a five-year term. Incumbent president Patrice Talon was re-elected for a second term in office with 86% of the vote.
First Lady of Benin is the title attributed to the wife of the President of Benin. Claudine Talon,wife of Patrice Talon,became first lady on her husband's election as president on April 6,2016. There had been no "first gentleman",or its equivalent,as of 2023.
Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 8 January 2023 to elect all 109 members of the National Assembly. The preliminary results of the election were announced on 11 January. The result was a victory for parties supportive of President Patrice Talon,the Progressive Union and Republican Bloc,which together won 81 of the 109 seats.
Vicentia Boco is a Beninese radiologist,professor,politician,and women's rights activist. A trained doctor who served as professor of medical imaging at the University of Abomey-Calavi and head of radiology at the Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire in Cotonou until her retirement in 2014,politically she was the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research between 2007 and 2008 and president of the Institut national pour la promotion de la femme (INPF) between 2009 and 2021.
The Benin–Niger Crisis is an ongoing diplomatic crisis that was triggered by the coup d'état in Niger in July 2023,which overthrew elected Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and installed a military junta in its place. In response,the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed diplomatic and economic sanctions against the new Nigerien authorities,which including border closures. Although most of these sanctions were lifted by February 2024,the ruling military maintained border closures and economic sanctions with Benin in addition to conflicts arising from illegal crossings into Benin from Niger. These in turn led to deteriorating relations and security between the two countries in addition to mutual economic downturn.
