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Police Break Up Benin Protest Over Election

Benin police fired tear gas to disperse youths in Cotonou who were protesting against the re-election of President Boni Yayi.

(File photo): President Boni Yayi on Malaria day in Ouidah (October 2007).

Benin: Police Fire Tear Gas to Break Up Youth Protest

RFI, 24 March 2011

Benin police fired tear gas to disperse youths in Cotonou on Thursday, who were protesting against the re-election of President Boni Yayi. Police said the youths were blocking the… Read more »
Benin: Yayi Boni Wins Another Five-Year Term

allAfrica, 23 March 2011

Benin’s Constitutional Council this week declared President Boni Yayi as the winner of the March 13 presidential elections in Benin, but his principal challenger is… Read more »
Benin: Presidential Election Likely to Head Into Runoff

UN News, 14 March 2011

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the "peaceful and orderly" conduct of the first round of presidential elections in Benin, saying the West African country had set a… Read more »
Benin: Nation Votes Despite Faulty Electoral Rolls

RFI, 13 March 2011

Benin's President Boni Yayi apologised for a faulty electoral list as he sought a second mandate in an election Sunday. Read more »
Africa: Joint UN-African Delegation Backs Delaying Presidential Election

UN News, 3 March 2011

A joint delegation of the United Nations, the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) officials today backed calls for delaying Benin's… Read more »

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Benin Growing Pains for a Young Democracy

Blog: Emergent Africa, Thu 24 Mar, 10:00 am 2011

Over at Next Billion: Despite political and economic gains since the 1990s, Benin may be more fragile than it appears on the surface. Corruption ... read more »