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Explaining Benin’s presidential election

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English April 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM

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Benin is voting for its next president. The election is between Benin’s current Finance Minister Romauld Wadagni and the opposition candidate, Paul Hounkpe. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris is in Cotonou, explaining what’s at stake.

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