US EditionFrance Backs Benin After Foiled Coup as Ecowas Warns of Rising Instability
France supported Benin’s armed forces with surveillance and logistics while Ecowas deployed troops, helping restore control after clashes that left dozens dead, officials said.
- On Tuesday, France provided surveillance, observation and logistical backing to Benin’s armed forces at Cotonou authorities' request, while President Emmanuel Macron led coordination to counter the coup attempt.
- On Sunday, renegade soldiers appeared on national television declaring President Patrice Talon overthrown amid contentious pre-election politics, including barring Les Démocrates party’s Renaud Agbodjo from the April 2026 presidential contest.
- Armed clashes left dozens dead before Benin’s military, aided by Ecowas forces, restored order, while Sierra Leone, holder of the ECOWAS presidency, mobilised regional military support.
- Ecowas chairman Omar Alieu Touray warned elections have become `a major trigger for instability` and said the community is `in a state of emergency`, risking Benin’s upcoming presidential contest after a string of coups in recent years.
- Jihadist spillover into coastal states including Benin and Togo has heightened security pressure, and Touray urged negotiating new security terms with the Alliance of Sahel States after military takeovers in recent years.
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French special forces intervened on Sunday during the foiled coup attempt in Benin, in support of the Beninese army which first " valiantly" pushed the mutins throughout the day, affirmed to the AFP on Wednesday the leader of the Republican Guard, Colonel Dieudonné Djimon Tévoédjrè.Tuesday, the French presidency indicated that it had supported "in terms of surveillance, observation and logistical support" the Beninese power, at its request, with…
Benin foiled an attempted coup d'état with the support of French special forces, according to the head of the Republican Guard French special forces intervened on Sunday during the
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French special forces helped Benin after attempted coup: military
French special forces provided support to Beninese troops who put down an attempted coup at the weekend, the head of the country's republican guard told AFP on Wednesday.
West Africa: France Backs Benin After Foiled Coup As Ecowas Warns of Rising Instability
France has confirmed it provided surveillance, observation and logistical backing to Benin's armed forces during the weekend's attempted coup, stepping in at the request of the authorities in Cotonou as loyalist troops moved to regain control.
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