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AFP- Benin’s president Patrice Talon said “the best is yet to come for Benin” before casting his vote in Sunday’s presidential election that will decide who will be his successor. Nearly eight million voters are eligible to cast ballots to choose a successor to Patrice Talon, who is stepping down …

Xinhua Pineapples are seen at a fruit stall in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin’s main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin’s first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual …

h The market town of Bawku, crammed into a nook of Ghana’s most north-eastern region, is about a day’s drive from the country’s coastal capital, Accra. But the distance between the two places is not merely geographical. While Accra boasts rich culture, nightlife and a steady stream of tourists, rural …