
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived in Cotonou, Benin, to lead the ECOWAS–CEDEAO Election Observation Mission for the upcoming presidential elections on Sunday, April 12, 2026. He shared this update on his Facebook page on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The former President is leading a multidisciplinary delegation that includes twenty long-term observers, eighty short-term observers, and twenty-five young professionals. This team will be deployed across Benin in line with the ECOWAS Additional Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance. Former President Akufo-Addo reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring a peaceful, transparent, and credible electoral process in Benin that reflects the will of the people.
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