Benin’s political opposition goes into hiding ...Qatar

Silence has fallen around the political opposition in Benin, once a beacon of multi-party democracy, where arrests have proliferated since presidential elections less than four months ago. “It’s better not to say anything, not to see anything, and most of all, to support the president,” said an opposition leader who asked to remain anonymous. “It’s simple — we are scared of getting arrested like the others.” Critics say the West African country has veered into authoritarian rule under President Patrice Talon, a former cotton magnate first elected in 2016. After that victory, major opposition figures were targeted for investigation by a special court and went into exile. Since the last elect

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