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Benin’s failed coup: three factors behind the takeover attempt

Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and west ...
The Punch

Court gives NDDC 90 days to publish forensic audit report

A Federal High Court has ordered the NDDC to publish its forensic audit report within 90 days, ensuring public access, ...
Al Arabiya English

Benin jails around 30 people, mostly soldiers, over foiled coup attempt: Legal sources

Benin jailed on Tuesday around 30 people, most of them soldiers, accused of links to a thwarted coup attempt earlier this ...
Truth Nigeria

Why Nigeria, France, and U.S. Jumped to Stop Benin’s Coup

When mutinous soldiers briefly seized Benin Republic’s national television station and a military base earlier this month, ...
SOFREP on MSN

Evening brief: Pentagon to review vaccine-related discharges, M23 rebels agree to withdraw from eastern Congo, hunger crisis deepens in Afghanistan

Pentagon reviews vaccine discharges, EU eyes Russian assets, M23 rebels to withdraw. Here’s what’s making headlines this ...
Sahara Reporters

Benin Jails About 30 Suspects, Mostly Soldiers, Over Foiled Coup Attempt

Beninese authorities have remanded about 30 people, most of them soldiers, in custody over their alleged involvement in a foiled coup attempt against President Patrice Talon earlier this month, legal ...
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Benin’s failed coup and the future of African democracy

By Kingsley MOGHALUThe coup attempt in the small West African country of Benin underscores the increasing fragility of democracy on the continent. Multiple factors are driving this trend, but chief ...