{"id":11748,"date":"2026-06-02T14:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zoomafricanews.com\/?p=11748"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:34:44","slug":"the-president-of-benin-is-making-his-first-visit-to-niger-since","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoomafricanews.com\/en\/%d8%b1%d8%a6%d9%8a%d8%b3-%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%8a%d8%ac%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a5%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%ac%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%b0\/","title":{"rendered":"President of Benin makes first visit to Niger since 2023 coup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Written by Ziad Abdel Fattah:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The president-elect of Benin arrived in <a href=\"https:\/\/zoomafricanews.com\/en\/%d9%87%d9%84-%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%ac%d8%ad-%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%b1%d8%a6%d9%8a%d8%b3-%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a5%d9%86%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%b1\/\">Niger<\/a> On Tuesday, in his country&#039;s first presidential visit to Niamey since the 2023 coup, in a sign of easing tensions between the two neighboring countries, <\/span><span dir=\"auto\">According to the country&#039;s official television.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The disputes come after Niger&#039;s military leaders closed the border with Benin, accusing it of harboring &quot;French bases&quot; aimed at destabilizing Niger, which had already severed ties with its traditional ally, France.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The head of the military council, Abdourahmane Tiani, received the president of Benin, Romuald Wadani, who took power on May 24.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Benin and Niger discuss regional security<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11532\" src=\"https:\/\/zoomafricanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633-\u0628\u0646\u064a\u0646-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoomafricanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633-\u0628\u0646\u064a\u0646-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoomafricanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633-\u0628\u0646\u064a\u0646-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/zoomafricanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633-\u0628\u0646\u064a\u0646.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The President of the Republic will discuss with President Abdourahmane Ti\u00e9n\u00e9 and President Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 issues of regional security, prospects for economic and trade cooperation, and ways to strengthen solidarity with the peoples of Nigeria and Burkina Faso. 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