RSF’s ten recommendations to Benin’s new president for strengthening press freedom Benin has fallen 21 places in a year in RSF’s World Press Freedom Index, and now ranks 113th out of 180 countries and territories.

International — Press-Freedom Bodies · 2026-05-21 · EU · verified record

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Ecosystems: EU Media Freedom Act

RSF’s ten recommendations to Benin’s new president for strengthening press freedom Romuald Wadagni will be sworn in on 24 May following his election on 12 April for a seven-year term as Benin’s president. As the political heir to outgoing President Patrice Talon, whose years in power were marked by a worrying decline in press freedom, the new president arrives at the Palais de la Marina without having made any firm commitment to media independence and the protection of journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is providing him with ten recommendations for restoring a free, pluralistic and i

RSF’s ten recommendations to Benin’s new president for strengthening press freedom Romuald Wadagni will be sworn in on 24 May following his election on 12 April for a seven-year term as Benin’s president. As the political heir to outgoing President Patrice Talon, whose years in power were marked by

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