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Beninese Top-Ranking Officer Breaks Barriers as First Female Aide-de-Camp to President

Beninese Top-Ranking Officer Breaks Barriers as First Female Aide-de-Camp to President

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Beninese Top-Ranking Officer Breaks Barriers as First Female Aide-de-Camp to PresidentCaptain Elvire Toupé has been appointed to this position by the new head... 30.05.2026, Sputnik Africa

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Beninese Top-Ranking Officer Breaks Barriers as First Female Aide-de-Camp to PresidentCaptain Elvire Toupé has been appointed to this position by the new head of state, Romuald Wadagni, a local media outlet reported.A graduate of the National School of Officers in Toffo, she is сconsidered as the highest-ranking woman in Benin's infantry."My role as aide-de-camp to the president is to assist him and coordinate all security measures around him during his activities and movements," Toupé told reporters.Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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