President Talon throws Benin’s democracy under the bus
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU Since Patrice Talon became president of Benin on 6 April 2016, he has meticulously managed to undo, brick by brick, the democratic architecture of a West African … Read More
Tag: Sebastien Ajavon
Benin business tycoon Sebastien Ajavon denied justice
BY LOU SIFA The verdict dropped like an asteroid from Benin’s skies: a twenty-year jail sentence and $8,600-fine are what the newly-established Court for the Repression of Economic and Terrorism … Read More
Benin presidential election: Zinsou and Talon for the run-off
BY MODUPE ABIOLA, SPECIAL ENVOY COTONOU, BENIN—Just moments ago this Tuesday morning, the National Autonomous Electoral Commission of Benin, CENA, announced the two-front runners who will face off during the … Read More