<!-- wp:html --><p>French President Emmanuel Macron holds talks on Wednesday with Benin’s President Patrice Talon on the second stop of a three-nation tour of Western African states. Macron’s visit comes as several French opposition lawmakers warned of an "alarming" increase in human rights abuses in Benin. Watch FRANCE 24’s live coverage of Macron’s press conference. </p><!-- /wp:html -->
French President Emmanuel Macron holds talks on Wednesday with Benin’s President Patrice Talon on the second stop of a three-nation tour of Western African states. Macron’s visit comes as several French opposition lawmakers warned of an “alarming” increase in human rights abuses in Benin. Watch FRANCE 24’s live coverage of Macron’s press conference.