Benin: Ten Years of Patrice Talon’s Rule Marked by Economic Reform, Political Debate and Contested Legacy
After a decade in Office, the Presidency of Benin leader Patrice Talon is drawing to a close, with the outgoing Head of State preparing to […]
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Benin releases thirty opposition activists
The judiciary decided on Wednesday 27 July to release and place under judicial supervision 30 opposition activists, detained for acts committed during the presidential election […]
Benin: Reckya Madougou does not appeal her conviction
In the early morning hours of December 11, the Criet, the Court of Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism, pronounced its verdict against the opponent […]
Beninese opposition leader Reckya Madougou sentenced to 20 years in prison
Beninese opposition leader and former Justice Minister Reckya Madougou was sentenced on Saturday to 20 years in prison for terrorism by a special court in […]
Benin: Opponent Reckya Madougou received a visit from her lawyer
French lawyer Antoine Vey was at the bedside of his client, the opponent Reckya Madougou, on the weekend in the civil prison of Missérété, on […]
Benin: Reckya Madougou arrested and charged with terrorism and attempting to sabotage the presidential election
Arrested on Wednesday, March 3, at the end of a political meeting in Porto-Novo, Reckya Madougou, the failed Democratic candidate for the presidency, was presented […]
Benin: The Constitutional Court validated candidacies for the presidential election
The Constitutional Court validated the Cena’s provisional list authorizing only three duets for the presidential election. The tickets of the Democratic Party and the opposition […]
Benin: War of statements in the political class after Ganiou Soglo was attacked
Ganiou Soglo, an opponent who filed his application for the presidential election next April, was attacked, shot and wounded Friday in Zinvié on the outskirts […]