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Just In: Benin jails over 30 alleged coup ploters

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

A court in Benin has ordered the detention of around 30 people, most of them soldiers, in connection with a foiled coup attempt earlier this month, legal sources confirmed on Tuesday. According to the sources, those jailed are accused of having links to the alleged plot aimed at destabilising

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Benin’s failed coup: Russian shadows, weaponised disinformation, and a warning to West Africa

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

•How pro-Russian, coup supporting “activists” were exposed, discredited •Why Nigeria, ECOWAS deployed troops •Waning democratic governance, a threat to West Africa By Oumarou Sanou Shortly after dawn on Sunday, December 7, 2025, Benin’s usually calm capital, Cotonou, woke to the crackle of gunfire. A small group of mutinous soldiers launched a coordinated assault on

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Nigeria deploys fighter jets to Benin Republic amid reported coup

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2025

Nigeria has dispatched fighter jets to the Benin Republic following reports that President Patrice Talon was ousted in a military coup on Sunday, highly placed security sources have confirmed. Sources revealed that the jets, which departed from Lagos, were observed operating within Benin’s airspace as Nigeria heightened aerial surveillance in response to the rapidly

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Benin Republic mutineer leader on the run

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2025

Authorities in the Benin Republic say they have successfully thwarted an attempted coup after a group of mutineers briefly seized the country’s national television station early Sunday morning. According to government reports, Colonel Pascal Tigri, identified as the leader of the group behind the mutiny, is currently on the run. Several other members of the […]

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ECOWAS Condemns Attempted Military Takeover in Benin

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the attempted military takeover of government in Benin Republic A statement on Sunday by the ECOWAS office in Abuja read: “ECOWAS Commission has received with consternation reports of an attempted military take-over in the Republic of Benin. “ECOWAS strongly condemns this unconstitutional move that

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Military faction claims to oust Benin’s President, Government says attempt contained

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2025

A breakaway faction of Benin’s armed forces announced Sunday that it had removed President Patrice Talon from power, jolting one of West Africa’s most politically stable nations. In a televised statement, soldiers identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR) said they convened and agreed to depose Talon, who is nearing the end of […]