Military Coup Foiled In Benin; Presidency Says Order Restored

Africanexaminer | 08-12-2025 08:30am |

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control. Soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), said on state television that they had met and decided that “Mr Patrice Talon is removed

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