Tag: Benin
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Nigeria Deploys Jets and Troops to Counter Benin Coup Attempt
Nigeria dispatches jets, troops to quash Benin coup bid Reuters Benin President says situation ‘under control’ after coup bid The Hindu Benin govt says its armed forces have foiled coup attempt The Times of India Hunt under way for Benin coup plotters as two hostages reportedly freed BBC Nigeria says it deployed jets, troops to Benin to ‘dislodge coup…
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Benin President Assures Nation: Coup Attempt ‘Under Control’
Benin’s president said on Sunday (December 7, 2025) that the “situation is completely under control” in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers, as Nigerian troops lent support. A group of soldiers announced earlier in the day on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon. That sparked…
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Unraveling the Coup Announcement in Benin: Government Response and Implications
A group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state TV Sunday and announced that they had taken over the government in a coup. They said they are from the Military Committee for Refoundation; they removed the president and all state institutions. The soldiers said Lt Col Pascal Tigri was appointed president of the military committee. Signal…
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Benin Military Declares Coup d’État
Benin’s President Patrice Talon had been in power since 2016 and was due to step down next April after the presidential election. File | Photo Credit: AP 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. The…
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Benin Soldiers Declare Power Seizure on National Television
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