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Benin Police Arrest Former Defence Minister Turned Opposition Leader Candide Azannai

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Benin's opposition figure and former defence minister Candide Azannai was arrested on Friday in Cotonou, according to a police source. It has yet to be confirmed whether his detention is linked to Sunday's…

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Five days after the attempted coup d'état against Patrice Talon, the Franco-Beninian activist is in the sights of justice after his messages broadcast on social networks in which he welcomed the putsch.

The political situation in Guinea-Bissau and Benin should be at the centre of the discussions at the summit of the Heads of State of the Cédéao, scheduled for 14 December 2025 in Abuja. Upstream, the last meeting of the Council of Ministers is being held this Friday. On Thursday, Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar spoke out to defend his country's intervention in the face of the putsch attempt of 7 December in Cotonou, with which Nig…

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TRIBUNE. The attempted coup aborted in Benin testifies to the institutional strength of the country, which contrasts with the insability of the region, stresses Pierre d'Herbès, consultant in economic intelligence and associate professor at the École de Guerre Economique.

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PRNigeria News broke the news in on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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