The presidential elections in Benin are taking place on April 12 in a tense Sahel region, where the proximity of the countries of the Sahel States Alliance (AES) offers a striking contrast between elective democracy and popular dirigisme. In the margins of Liptako, a discreet duel is playing out between regimes that, like Burkina Faso’s…...
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