US EditionBenin Says Coup Attempt Foiled After Soldiers Seize State TV
A small group of soldiers seized state TV to announce ousting President Talon but were stopped by loyal forces with Nigerian air support; 13 arrests made, government says order restored.
- The president of Benin, Patrice Talon, condemned a foiled coup bid by mutinous soldiers and said the situation is 'under control' as the mutineers are 'fleeing'.
- ECOWAS troops from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone will be deployed to Benin to 'preserve constitutional order and the territorial integrity' of the country.
- President Talon assured the public to 'calmly go about your activities' as 'security and public order will be maintained throughout the national territory'.
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Faced with violence, the bishops of Benin plead for the ‘precious gift’ of peace and unity
In response to Sunday’s coup attempt in the Republic of Benin, Catholic Bishops in the tiny West African country have made the defense of peace and unity a key priority, describing national cohesion as a “precious gift” that must not be tempered with. In a release signed by the Archbishop Roger Houngbedji of Cotonou, the bishops expressed “grave concern’ at what happened. In the early hours of Dec. 7, a group of soldiers appeared on National Tel…
Benin’s failed coup: three factors behind the takeover attempt
Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early December 2025. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and west Africa since 2020, this bid triggered a military response from Benin’s neighbours. Benin is a west African state of 14.8 million people bordered by Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria. Responding to two requests for assistance from the government of President Patrice Talon, Nigeria deployed fighter jets and the…
Benin government says short-lived coup left casualties on both sides
Benin's government has said Sunday's short-lived coup left “casualties on both sides” of the government forces and the mutinous soldiers. The apparent leader of the coup also remains on the run. Government Secretary Edouard Ouin-Ouro said on Monday that the…
Cotonou, Benin. Several people died in Benin during Sunday's failed coup attempt, the government announced this Monday after an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers.A group of military men with rifles announced on Sunday morning on national television the dismissal of the president, Patrice Talon.The uniforms argued their operation for the “constant deterioration” of security in this small coastal country of West Africa, which in re…
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Benin hunts soldiers behind failed coup
Benin's military was Monday searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that left several dead as other west African countries mobilised to offer military support.
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