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Benin: Former Civilian Cabinet Director of Boni Yayi, Detained

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Cotonou, January 30, 2026 -(©AfreePress)- Alassane Tigri, Vice-President of the opposition party, the Democrats and former civil cabinet director of former President Thomas Boni Yayi, has been held in custody since January 29, 2026 at the Cotonou Civil Prison. Arrested at his home in the Ménontin district on Wednesday, he was presented to the Court for the Suppression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET), which ordered his detention under …
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Cotonou, January 30, 2026 -(©AfreePress)- Alassane Tigri, Vice-President of the opposition party, the Democrats and former civil cabinet director of former President Thomas Boni Yayi, has been held in custody since January 29, 2026 at the Cotonou Civil Prison. Arrested at his home in the Ménontin district on Wednesday, he was presented to the Court for the Suppression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET), which ordered his detention under …

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Afreepress broke the news in on Friday, January 30, 2026.
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