Benin

• Benin Coup Attempt to Oust Talon Has Been Foiled, Interior Minister Says - The country’s interior minister said the situation was under control after a “small group of soldiers launched a mutiny,” but the president had yet to make a public statement.
• Benin is the latest African country to experience a coup. Here is a look at other military takeovers - Benin has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020. In a familiar scene across West Africa, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin ’s state TV on Sunday announcing the removal of Presid