Diplomacy & Power April 12, 2026 414 stories in this edition

Benin holds presidential election four months after failed coup

The Guardian World / Global / 1m ago / Eromo Egbejule in Praia
Benin holds presidential election four months after failed coup

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As president Patrice Talon steps down after a decade, the west African country’s finance minister is favourite to winThis Sunday, just four months after a failed coup, Benin heads to the polls for a presidential election that feels more like a coronation than a contest.Patrice Talon, the businessman turned politician who has been president since 2016, is ineligible to run again after serving two five-year terms. Cont...

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As president Patrice Talon steps down after a decade, the west African country’s finance minister is favourite to winThis Sunday, just four months after a failed coup, Benin heads to the polls for a presidential election...

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