(President Talon ) (Coup leader Lt.-Col Pascal Tigri on a foreign TV station) By Paul Ejime The current Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has ordered the deployment of “elements of the ECOWAS StandbyContinue Reading
Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup, including the ringleaders of the foiled operation, military and security sources told AFP Sunday. One source said 13 people have been detained, while another confirmed that all but one of the suspects are serving soldiers; theContinue Reading
A group of soldiers in the Benin Republic on Sunday announced that they had removed President Patrice Talon from office. The soldiers, who identified themselves as members of the “Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR),” made the announcement on state television. They declared that they had met and resolved thatContinue Reading
