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, Former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck has beefed up his international lobbying and campaign team by hiring Bruce Fryer, a US advisor for the non-profit Vanguard Africa and Future Pact, a Washington DC lobby outfit, ahead of standing for the presidency in February. ....
The spotlight has been on Benin twice in recent months. The first time was when French President Emmanuel Macron visited our country earlier in the summer and the second was when Benin’s President Patrice Talon visited Paris just last week – writes Rogatien Biaou. That spotlight was strong enough that international concerns over Benin’s democratic […] ....
Benin to be in the dock at the UN about the imprisonment of political opponents eureporter.co - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eureporter.co Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Elections and Democratic Backsliding in Benin undispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from undispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“W E ARE NOT in a democratic country any more,” says Rogatien Biaou, a former minister turned opposition figure in Benin, which will hold presidential elections on April 11th. This is not hyperbole. Almost all opposition leaders have been blocked from standing. Others are in exile. Reckya Madougou, a high-profile would-be candidate, is behind bars. As President Patrice Talon slashes political freedom, anger is rising. On April 6th protesters took to the streets, chanting “Talon must go.” Listen to this story Enjoy more audio and podcasts oniOSorAndroid. Benin, a country of 12m people, had been a democratic beacon in west Africa. In 1991 the Beninois voted out Mathieu Kérékou, the long-time president who had taken power in a coup. It was the first time an incumbent president was peacefully voted out in mainland sub-Saharan Africa. Many hoped Benin’s vigorous democracy could inspire greater freedom in the region’s authoritarian regimes, such as Chad, wh ....