Category: Benin
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Benin Coup Foiled
On December 7, 2025, Benin experienced a short-lived coup attempt by a faction of mutinous soldiers who briefly seized the state television station in Cotonou, the country’s economic hub and de facto administrative capital. The plotters, led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri, declared President Patrice Talon overthrown, suspended the constitution, dissolved institutions, and closed borders.…