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PublicNews.world Feed 8h ago

Benin's Wadagni wins presidency by landslide

Electoral commission says Romuald Wadagni has won with over 94% of the vote with most ballots counted.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgwwr1n982o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#Benin #BeninNews #News

Benin's Romuald Wadagni wins presidency by landslide, provisional results show

Electoral commission says Romuald Wadagni has won with over 94% of the vote with most ballots counted.

News aus Westafrika 9h ago

#Benin #Präsident*innenwahlen:

Finanzminsiter #RomualdWadagni wurde am 12. April ´26 gewählt - lt. vorläufigen Ergebnis mit 94 Prozent. Einziger Gegenkandidat* war #PaulHounkpe, dem unterstellt wird, zum Schein kandidiert zu haben, unterstützt von Regierungsparteien.

Land aufgrund von Veränderungen im Wahlrecht die nächsten 7 Jahre ohne parlamentarische Opposition.

Wadagni dürfte bisherigen Kurs fortsetzen, bei dem wirtschaftl. #Aufschwung & #Armut Hand in Hand gehen.

https://www.africanews.com/2026/04/13/opposition-candidate-concedes-defeat-in-benin-presidential-election

Wadagni claims landslide victory in Benin presidential vote | Africanews

Romuald Wadagni has secured a decisive win in Benin’s presidential election, taking 94 percent of the vote according to provisional results released by the electoral commission.

Africanews

Her Doing 10h ago

Lovely Peeps, I thought this on #mycology in #Africa, and mycology #conservation efforts around the world was interesting!

"This interest in conserving #fungi has been spurred ... by increasing evidence that they play a far larger role in how ecosystems function than previously understood: 90% of plants on Earth rely on fungi to supply them with crucial nutrients, & newer evidence is increasingly pointing to the key role that fungi play in helping maintain a stable #climate.

A recent study found that as much as 36% of annual CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are stored in the underground mycelium of mycorrhizal fungi."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/14/african-scientists-fungal-conservation-movement-aoe

#Benin #Congo #Zimbabwe #Madagascar #Cotonou #Mushrooms #ICFC #ISFC #MushroomsOfMastodon #Chile #SPUN #Columbia #Kenya

African scientists hail mushrooming global interest in conserving fungi

Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, mycologists seek greater recognition of the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna

The Guardian

Headlines Africa 14h ago

Benin awaits the name of its next president [Africanews Today] http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS1qMC #Benin #ÉlectionPrésidentielle #Vote #RomualdWadagni #PaulHounkpé

Bagolina 16h ago

Ministre de l’Economie et des Finances, candidat de la majorité et grand favori du scrutin, Romuald #Wadagni a été élu à la tête du pays avec 94,05% des voix, selon des résultats provisoires proclamés par la Commission électorale nationale indépendante (Cena) dans la nuit de lundi à mardi.
https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1788097/politique/presidentielle-au-benin-romuald-wadagni-elu-president-avec-9405-des-voix
Qui croit qu'un président est réellement élu à 94% en #afrique #benin

Climate crisis | The Guardian 18h ago

African scientists hail mushrooming global interest in conserving fungi https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/14/african-scientists-fungal-conservation-movement-aoe #Fungi #Environment #Conservation #Africa #WorldNews #Science #Biology #ClimateCrisis #Taxonomy #Madagascar #Zimbabwe #Benin #Congobrazzaville

African scientists hail mushrooming global interest in conserving fungi

Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, mycologists seek greater recognition of the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna

The Guardian