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Benin: arrest of Candide Azannaï, president of the Restaurer l’Espoir party
Candide Azannaï, président du parti Restaurer l’Espoir (RE) a été arrêté en fin de matinée de ce vendredi 12 décembre 2025. Selon les premières informations, l’ancien ministre de la défense a été interpellé devant le siège de son parti Restaurer l’Espoir à Cotonou.
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The reasons for his arrest remain unknown. However, this detention comes about 5 days after the attempted coup that was foiled in Benin on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
An opponent of Patrice Talon’s regime since resigning from the government, Candide Azannaï has stood out for several months as the leader of a movement called the Resistance.
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