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Benin (West African country)
Bèiníng
贝宁
finance minister
cáizhèng bùzhǎng
财政部长
Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni, Beninese finance minister)
Wǎ Dá Ní
瓦达尼
to win
yíngdé
赢得
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
general election / presidential election
dàxuǎn
大选
。

Benin (West African country)
Bèiníng
贝宁
finance minister
cáizhèng bùzhǎng
财政部长
Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni)
Wǎ Dá Ní
瓦达尼
in
zài
在
April 12
4 yuè 12 rì
4月12日
structural particle
de
的
presidential
zǒngtǒng
总统
election
dàxuǎn
大选
in
zhōng
中
with
yǐ
以
ninety-four percent / 94%
bǎifēnzhī jiǔshísì
94%
structural particle
de
的
vote share / percentage of votes received
dépiào lǜ
得票率
to win / to be victorious
huòshèng
获胜
。

April 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM

Benin (country in West Africa)
Bèiníng
贝宁
on
yú
于
April 12
4 yuè 12 rì
4月12日
held
jǔxíng le
举行了
presidential
zǒngtǒng
总统
election
dàxuǎn
大选
。
current / incumbent
xiànrèn
现任
finance minister
cáizhèng bùzhǎng
财政部长
Romuald (first name of Wadagni)
Luó Mù Ā Ěr Dé
罗穆阿尔德
·
Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni)
Wǎ Dá Ní
瓦达尼
won
yíngdé le
赢得了
this
zhè cì
这次
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
。
he
tā
他
received / obtained
huòdé le
获得了
ninety-four percent
bǎifēnzhī jiǔshísì
94%
structural particle
de
的
votes
xuǎnpiào
选票
。
Benin
Bèiníng
贝宁
is
shì
是
West Africa
Xīfēi
西非
structural particle
de
的
a / one
yī gè
一个
country
guójiā
国家
。
Wadagni
Wǎ Dá Ní
瓦达尼
will
jiāng
将
to become
chéngwéi
成为
Benin
Bèiníng
贝宁
structural particle
de
的
new
xīn
新
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
。

New Words

Bèiníng
贝宁
Benin
zǒngtǒng
presidential
xuǎnjǔ
选举
election
cáizhèng bùzhǎng
财政部长
finance minister
Xīfēi
西非
West Africa
xuǎnpiào
选票
votes

News in English

China & World

Benin Finance Minister Wadagni Wins Presidential Election With 94 Percent of Votes

Beninese Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni won the presidential election on April 12 with 94 percent of the vote, succeeding President Patrice Talon in a landslide.

Benin held its presidential election on April 12, which resulted in a decisive victory for incumbent Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni. Wadagni secured an overwhelming 94 percent of the votes cast, establishing an authoritative mandate from voters. Benin, located in West Africa, will now be led by its newly elected president as it enters a new political phase.

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France
Fǎguó
法国
Bordeaux (city in southwestern France)
Bōěrduō
波尔多
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
wildfire / forest fire
shānhuǒ
山火
to continue / ongoing
chíxù
持续
to spread / to advance
mànyán
蔓延
，
burned area / fire-affected area
guòhuǒ miànjī
过火面积
to exceed / more than
chāoguò
超过
42,000 hectares
4.2 wàn gōngqǐng
4.2万公顷
。

Wildfires Near Bordeaux Continue to Spread, Burning More Than 42,000 Hectares

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
toward / at
xiàng
向
Jordan
Yuēdàn
约旦
to launch / to fire
fāshè
发射
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
and / together with (formal)
yǔ
与
Saudi Arabia (abbreviated)
Shātè
沙特
immediately after / thereupon
suíjí
随即
against
duì
对
Iraq
Yīlākè
伊拉克
within the territory of
jìng nèi
境内
pro-Iran / Iran-backed
qīn Yīlǎng
亲伊朗
armed forces / militias
wǔzhuāng
武装
to carry out / to execute
shíshī
实施
strikes / attacks
dǎjī
打击
。

Iran Launches Missiles at Jordan as US and Saudi Arabia Strike Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq

Philippines
fēilǜbīn
菲律宾
accuse
zhǐzé
指责
China
zhōngguó
中国
at
zài
在
South China Sea
nánhǎi
南海
use
shǐyòng
使用
high-pressure
gāoyā
高压
water cannon
shuǐpào
水炮
。

Philippines Accuses China of Using Water Cannons Against Vessels in South China Sea

Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
with
yǔ
与
Slovakia
sīluòfá kè
斯洛伐克
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
to hold
jǔxíng
举行
talks
huìtán
会谈
。

Xi Jinping Holds Strategic Talks with Slovak President Peter Pellegrini in Beijing