Benin's government announced that an attempted coup by a small group of soldiers was thwarted on Sunday. The group, calling itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, announced the removal of the president and dissolution of the government. This comes amidst a period of political instability in West Africa.
FILE - Benin 's President Patrice Talon attends a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 23, 2024.COTONOU, Benin — A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been"foiled," the interior minister said in a video on Facebook.
"In the early morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, a small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilizing the state and its institutions," Alassane Seidou said. "Faced with this situation, the Beninese Armed Forces and their leadership, true to their oath, remained committed to the republic."'s state TV Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.The group, which called itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, announced the removal of the president and all state institutions. Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri has been appointed president of the military committee, the soldiers said. Following its independence from France in 1960, the West African nation witnessed multiple coups, especially in the decades following its independence. Since 1991, the country has been politically stable following the two-decade rule of Marxist-Leninist Mathieu Kérékou. There has been no official news about President Patrice Talon since gunshots were heard around the presidential residence. The signal to state television and public radio was cut off after the military announcement. Talon had been in power since 2016 and was due to step down next April after the presidential election. Talon's party pick, former Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, was the favorite to win the election. Opposition candidate Renaud Agbodjo was rejected by the electoral commission on the grounds that he did not have sufficient sponsors.Last month, the country's legislatureThe coup is the latest in a string of military takeovers that have rocked West Africa. Last month,
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