Niger: Benin president visits Niger, sign of easing tensions

The new Beninese leader Romuald Wadagni visited Niger as part of reconciliation efforts with AES countries. The visit signals his desire to ease tensions between Benin and these military-led West African states. Beninese national Oumarou Mamane Soumanou expressed gratitude, noting that the Beninese people had felt orphaned by the absence of diplomatic relations for four years.