Benin Coup Attempt to Oust Talon Has Been Foiled, Interior Minister Says

Scritto il 07/12/2025
da Amelia Nierenberg, Saikou Jammeh and Ephrat Livni

A spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested. The West African country’s president, who was not seen for hours, appeared on television Sunday night and said the coup plot would “not go unpunished.”Soldiers patrolled in front of Benin’s radio and television offices in Cotonou on Sunday after an apparent coup attempt.