Benin
Lawyers for former President Thomas Boni Yayi have warned that unrest in Benin could plunge the country into a deeper crisis
Yayi remains under house arrest since voicing support for a boycott of the controversial parliamentary elections in April.
Activists have denounced President Patrice Talon’s authoritarian shift in a country that has long been considered a model of democracy in West Africa.
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