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Benin, West Africa and coup

Benin is the latest African country to experience a coup. Here is a look at other military takeovers

Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba. In September, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, the head of an artillery unit of Burkina Faso army, ousted Damiba on the same pretext as the earlier coup — deteriorating security.

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Another West Africa coup attempt: Benin troops declare takeover on state TV

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Apparent coup attempt in Benin thwarted, interior minister says

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Government takeover in West Africa's Benin has been foiled, official says

A group of soldiers had appeared on Benin‘s state TV Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.

Benin’s interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled

A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.

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Soldiers in Benin say they have seized power from President Talon

A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president.

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Benin's president condemns a foiled coup bid and says mutineers are 'fleeing'

Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country's army in his first public ...

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