Benin’s President Romuald Wadagni will attend the AU’s 21st Extraordinary Session on conflict prevention, 29-30 August in Luanda.
The confirmation came on Friday in Cotonou from Ambassador Ako Amour-Marie Martinien, Deputy Secretary-General of Benin’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during a meeting with Angola’s ambassador to Benin, José Bamóquina Zau.
According to a press release from the Angolan Embassy in Benin, the two sides also discussed enhancing Benin’s participation in mediation and conflict resolution efforts in West Africa. They highlighted Angola’s experience in conflict prevention and resolution across the continent.
During the meeting, Ambassador Zau delivered a message from Angolan President João Lourenço to his Beninese counterpart on the occasion of Benin’s 66th anniversary of independence, commemorated on 1 August.
Wadagni assumed the presidency of Benin on 24 May 2026, with an agenda focused on the country’s political and economic stability.
As part of this programme, he plans to hold an investment forum in September, where he intends to present investors with a portfolio of projects valued at approximately three billion US dollars.
Angola and Benin maintain friendly relations and co-operation, strengthened through political dialogue and consultation within the framework of the African Union. The two countries hold regular bilateral consultations to advance co-operation in trade, air connectivity, agriculture, culture and diplomatic training.
Source: allAfrica.com