Wednesday, February 23, 2011

BENIN - Opposition and unions appear to Cotonou

The Beninese daily dread of "serious incidents". On 22 February for the second consecutive day, trade unions and opposition members have manifested in Cotonou to denounce the conditions in which organized presidential March 6. "They will find the police and the army on their way," the newspaper predicted.

According to the protesters, more than a million Beninese are excluded from the electoral lists. On 21 February, some 200 demonstrators were dispersed with tear gas.

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