Benin: African model's authoritarian slide

Benin, which elects a president on Sunday, is now Africa's biggest cotton producer, accounting for 80 percent of the country's exports.

A campaign billboard showing incumbent President Talon and running mate Mariam Talata (behind), and a campaign poster of the opposition's Corentin Kohoue and running mate Irene Agossa. (AFP)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Benin, which elects a president on Sunday, was once a beacon of multi-party democracy in West Africa, but critics say dissent is being strangled under President Patrice Talon.

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Benin: African model's authoritarian slide

Benin, which elects a president on Sunday, is now Africa's biggest cotton producer, accounting for 80 percent of the country's exports.

A campaign billboard showing incumbent President Talon and running mate Mariam Talata (behind), and a campaign poster of the opposition's Corentin Kohoue and running mate Irene Agossa. (AFP)

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