Sieff, Kevin (January 29, 2018). „An African country reckons with its history of selling slaves”. The Washington Post. Pristupljeno February 2, 2018. »In the 2016 presidential election, one candidate, Lionel Zinsou, angrily pointed out in a televised debate that his opponent, Patrice Talon, who is now president of Benin, was the descendant of slave merchants.«