West African Ecowas forces sent to country after group of soldiers announced dissolution of government on state TV
West African troops were deployed to Benin on Sunday following what the country’s pre…
Benin’s interior minister said a coup plot, announced by a group of soldiers on state-run television earlier on Sunday, has been foiled. Benin is the latest in a string of coups plotted across west A…
Soldiers in Benin appeared on state television to say they had toppled President Patrice Talon and taken power.
A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president.
Soldiers calling themselves the 'Military Committee for Refoundation' said they had ousted President Patrice Talon.
Group of soldiers announce the removal of President Patrice Talon and all state institutions.