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Daily Monitor
Sunday April 11 2021
Summary
Benin was once the powerful regional kingdom of Dahomey from the 16th century, sometimes warring with its neighbours.
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Five things to know:
- Democratic backslide -
Benin was considered a healthy democracy for a quarter of a century and in 2020 figured in 13th place out of 54 African nations for governance on the index drawn up by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
However, critics of Talon, a cotton magnate in power since 2016, accuse him of authoritarianism.
Many opposition figures are already in exile or barred from office and in the run-up to Sunday s election a string of opposition figures have been detained.
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Benin President Patrice Talon looked set to win re-election on Sunday in a tense ballot, with critics accusing him of rigging the race in his favour by sidelining opposition leaders.
A cotton tycoon first elected to lead the West African nation in 2016, Talon faces two little-known rivals, Alassane Soumanou and Corentin Kohoue in Sunday’s vote.
Benin was once praised as a vibrant democracy in an often troubled region, but most opposition leaders are in exile, were disqualified by electoral reforms or have been targeted for investigation by a special court.
Tensions rose ahead of the vote, with protests breaking out in several cities in opposition strongholds.