Benin votes for new president with finance minister favored to succeed Talon - AP News

Benin votes for new president with finance minister favored to succeed Talon  AP News

Benin finance minister expected to coast to presidential election win - Reuters

Benin finance minister expected to coast to presidential election win  Reuters

Benin holds presidential election four months after failed coup

As president Patrice Talon steps down after a decade, the west African country’s finance minister is favourite to win This 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. Continue reading...

By Eromo Egbejule in Praia

Benin election favours continuity amid al-Qaeda attacks, poverty

Benin was voting for a new president on Sunday, with Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni a shoo-in after overseeing a decade of economic growth in the West African country despite jihadist attacks in the north. Nearly eight million voters are eligible to cast ballots to choose a successor to Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after two five-year terms and has endorsed Wadagni as his successor. Turnout will be a crucial factor after a lacklustre campaign hit by voter apathy. “We must vote to ens...

By Agence France-Presse

Benin finance minister expected to coast to presidential election win - The Straits Times

Benin finance minister expected to coast to presidential election win  The Straits Times

Benin votes for new president amid 'severe restrictions' on civil liberties

Benin's election this Sunday will decide who takes over from President Patrice Talon after a decade in power. With only two candidates running and authorities clamping down on critics, the prospects for change are limited.

By Melissa Chemam