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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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ECOWAS moves to cut air travel costs with major aviation tax reforms

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

The resolution was adopted during the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Summit held in Abuja in December 2024, where regional leaders endorsed a Supplementary Act on Aviation Charges, Taxes and Fees designed to address one of the major obstacles to West African integration: the steep cost of intra-regional air travel. For decades, flying within […]

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ECOWAS Court Restates Commitment to Protection of Human Rights

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has restated its unwavering commitment to the protection of human rights and human dignity across West Africa region. The commitment was given on Wednesday at an occasion hosted by the court to commemorate the 2025 International Human Rights Day, with the theme “Human […]

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Touray commends Nigeria’s role in thwarting Benin Military takeover

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday applauded Nigeria’s role in quashing the attempted coup in Benin Republic. Speaking at the opening of the 55th Ordinary session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial level in Abuja, the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray decried that […]

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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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ECOWAS declares regional emergency as coups and political unrest spread across West Africa

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced a sweeping state of emergency across the sub-region amid a troubling rise in coups, attempted mutinies, and deepening political volatility. The declaration was issued by ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, during the 55th session of the Mediation and Security Council