#benin-coup

#benin-coup

A small group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state television station on a Sunday morning in early December and announced that President Patrice Talon had been "removed from office as president of the republic." The mutineers cited the poor handling of the deteriorating security situation in northern Benin "coupled with the disregard and neglect of our fallen brothers-in-arms" a reference to Beninese soldiers killed in clashes with militants near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger.