Benin has been thrust into political turmoil after a group of soldiers appeared on state television announcing what they described as the dissolution of the government in an apparent military coup, the latest in a wave of takeovers across West Africa.
Identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation, the soldiers declared the “removal of the president and all state institutions” during their televised address on Sunday.
However, latest reports from Benin indicate the coup Attempt may have been unsuccessful. Show trimmed content
