Benin detains ex-Defence Minister over alleged role in failed coup

Dailypost | 21-12-2025 03:12am |

Former Benin defence minister and leading opposition figure, Candide Azannai, has been remanded in pre-trial detention in connection with investigations into the failed coup attempt that rocked the country earlier this month. Azannai was placed in custody on Saturday following his arraignment before Benin’s anti-terrorism court. According to reports, prosecutors accused him of conspiring against

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