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Explaining Benin’s presidential election
April 12, 2026
Al Jazeera English
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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. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile
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