France: the Beninese diaspora launches the Diaspora BUS platform to support the Wadagni-Talata duo.

Gathered on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in the Paris region, several university and political figures officially launched BUS Diaspora. An initiative aimed at mobilizing Beninese abroad behind the candidacy of Romuald Wadagni and Mariam Chabi Talata ahead of the April 2026 presidential election.

In Villejuif, in the Paris region, the Beninese diaspora has taken a new step in its political engagement. Under the leadership of its national coordinator, Dr. Henry Amoussou, the BUS Diaspora movement (Bénin Uni et Solidaire) officially launched its activities on Saturday, March 7, 2026, during a meeting bringing together several figures from the academic and political world.

The ceremony stood out for the diversity of interventions and the expressed will to structure intellectual and strategic support around the duo led by Romuald Wadagni and Mariam Chabi Talata. Alongside Dr. Amoussou, Professor Jean-François Akandji-Kombé, the former European Parliament deputy Michel Scarbonchi, and political security analyst Christian Comlan Agbeti spoke to defend the project’s vision.

A “well-founded” choice according to analysts

In his allocution, Professor Jean-François Akandji-Kombé stressed the importance of placing the human being at the center of African transformations. He thus spoke of the common challenge of placing the human person at the heart of the « African Renaissance ». Michel Scarbonchi, for his part, recalled the democratic foundations of any enduring political dynamic. « The citizen vote remains the absolute foundation of any enduring democracy », he noted before the participants.

Moment clé de la rencontre, l’exposé de Christian Comlan Agbeti, qui s’est attaché à expliquer les raisons du soutien au ministre béninois de l’Économie et des Finances. Dans une analyse mêlant enjeux politiques et stratégiques, il a estimé que le choix de Romuald Wadagni constitue « un choix fondé », mettant en avant son expertise technique et sa capacité à répondre aux défis actuels du Benin.

Point culminant de la rencontre, la présentation officielle de la plateforme BUS Diaspora a été marquée par un appel à la mobilisation lancé par le Dr Henry Amoussou. Le coordonnateur a invité les Béninois de l’étranger à se rassembler autour du duo Wadagni-Talata afin de contribuer, selon lui, à un avenir “stable et prospère” pour le pays. A quelques semaines du scrutin, ce lancement marque le début d’un effort international coordonné pour peser de tout son poids dans le paysage électoral à venir.