Benin election protest death toll rises to two
A second person has died after troops opened fire with live rounds to break up a protest in central Benin just days before President Patrice Talon seeks re-election, a local official said on Friday.
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A second person has died after troops opened fire with live rounds to break up a protest in central Benin just days before President Patrice Talon seeks re-election, a local official said on Friday.
A Benin presidential candidate was wounded after shots were fired at his car soon after he filed his papers for the April presidential election, family members and the government said on Saturday.
Benin’s President Patrice Talon on Thursday launched a political “dialogue” to calm tensions sparked by the opposition’s exclusion from April elections, but his key foes remain in exile following a crackdown.
People in Benin are voting for a new parliament but without a single opposition candidate taking part.
Benin’s outgoing Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou has conceded defeat to businessman Patrice Talon in Sunday’s presidential run-off.