Benin: arrest of Candide Azannaï, president of the Restaurer l’Espoir party

The reasons for his arrest remain unknown. However, this detention comes about five days after the attempted coup that was foiled in Benin on Sunday, December 7, 2025. It was his son, Aaron Azannaï, who first reported the arrest on his Facebook page.

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.