A ministry dedicated to the media: Aurélie Adam Soulé Zoumarou heads Communication
When President Romuald Wadagni's first government was formed on 24 May 2026, the Communication portfolio, in charge of Media, was entrusted to Aurélie Adam Soulé Zoumarou.
On 24 May 2026, following the inauguration of President Romuald Wadagni, the first government of his term was formed. It re-established a ministry devoted to the media: the Ministry of Communication, in charge of Media, entrusted to Aurélie Adam Soulé Zoumarou.
On 25 May 2026, the National Council of Audiovisual Employers (CNPA-Bénin) and the Union of Media Professionals of Benin (UPMB) welcomed the decision in a joint statement, seeing it as recognition of the importance of the media in the country's development.
Background
A telecommunications engineer who graduated from Télécom SudParis, Aurélie Adam Soulé Zoumarou worked at SFR and Accenture, headed spectrum management at ARCEP-Bénin, then served as Senior Policy Manager for Africa at the GSMA. She joined the government on 6 October 2017 as Minister of Digital Economy and Communication, then led the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation from 2021 to 2026.
Sources: Bénin Web TV, media federations' reaction; Bénin Web TV, portrait of the Minister.