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A coup attempt led by a group of soldiers in Benin on Sunday, December 7, was swiftly thwarted by forces loyal to President Patrice Talon, prompting the immediate deployment of a regional ECOWAS standby force.
African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on Sunday “strongly and unequivocally” condemned an attempted military coup in Benin.
The Nigerian government has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the attempted forcible seizure of power in the neighbouring Benin Republic on Sunday.
The loyalist soldiers and national guards in Benin Republic have regained control after a group of soldiers announced on state television that they had seized power in an apparent coup attempt and that the leader of the matinées, Colonel Pascal Tigri, is on the run\
Loyalists of President Patrice Talon say they have regained control of Benin, hours after mutinous soldiers announced they had staged a successful coup on Sunday.
Officials loyal to Beninese President Patrice Talon claimed his government is ‘regaining control’ despite claims by a section of the military that they had staged a successful coup against him on Sunday.
Benin has officially launched the “JaimeMaLangue” (LoveMyLanguage) project in Cotonou.
Benin’s Constitutional Court on Monday upheld the rejection of the main opposition party, Les Démocrates (The Democrats), from participating in the April 2026 presidential election, a decision that has re-ignited political tensions.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday defeated the Cheetahs of the Benin The Republic 4-0 in the final match of the 2026 World Cup qualification at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state in southern Nigeria.
By the October 4 deadline for applicants, 34 files had been registered seeking the party’s nomination.