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Patrice Talon grabs control of economy

Benin’s new President Patrice Talon pledged in earnest throughout his electoral campaign that he would not mix politics with business. However now that he is comfortably installed in the presidential palace, Talon appears to be keen to reinstate all of [...] (598 words)

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