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Romuald Wadagni, from economic reformer to presidential palace

Romuald Wadagni, from economic reformer to presidential palace

For a decade, Benin's new president Romuald Wadagni has been the behind-the-scenes architect of sweeping economic reforms that have led to one of the strongest growth rates in west Africa. But the 49-year-old technocrat, who had rarely appeared in the media, was catapulted to

Benin leans into painful past to attract tourists

Benin leans into painful past to attract tourists

Tourists crowded beneath the Door of No Return, an arch built by the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin in memory of those crammed onto slave ships bound for the New World. Benin, which holds a presidential election on Sunday, has in recent years leaned into its painful past to