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Benin coup leader’s location and fate of hostages unknown after failed takeover

The apparent leader of a failed coup in Benin was on the run and the fate of hostages remained unclear a day after a group of soldiers attempted to overthrow the government of the West African nation.

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President Talon's fate unknown as soldiers stage coup in Benin Republic

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Soldiers on Benin’s national television claim to have seized power from President Patrice Talon

Benin's president condemns a foiled coup bid

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Coup attempt collapses in Benin, Talon says mutineers are ‘fleeing’

President Patrice Talon condemns a failed coup in Benin after gunfire in Cotonou, as the army, backed by ECOWAS, restores order.

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Benin's president condemns a foiled coup bid and says mutineers are 'fleeing'

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Benin president condemns foiled attempted coup, says situation is "under control"

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Benin government says it ‘foiled’ coup attempt

Benin’s government says it foiled an attempted coup after soldiers announced they had ousted President Patrice Talon on state TV.

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Benin Rejects Claims of a Coup by Opposition Soldiers

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Coup attempt for Benin Republic - Wetin we know

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Benin Army officer seizes TV station and declares himself president in coup

The army has said that the constitution of November 2025 is suspended and all institutions are dissolved.

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Benin's interior minister says a coup attempt has been foiled

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Benin’s President Patrice Talon says coup attempt thwarted

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Viral video shows Benin coup plotters firing heavily at Nigerian anti-coup aircraft, watch the clip here

A viral video shows Benin Republic coup plotters reportedly firing at a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft deployed to help stop the attempted coup in Cotonou.

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Soldiers in Benin say they have seized power from President Talon

A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president.

Coup rocks Benin; President Talon says ‘situation completely under control’ after regional military response

Benin thwarted an attempted coup after loyalist forces, backed by Nigerian and regional troops, regained control. President Patrice Talon said the situation was under control as arrests followed.

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Why Benin’s president Patrice Talon is trending

Patrice Talon has been trending on social media since Sunday, December 7. This is after he narrowly survived a dramatic and unexpected coup attempt in Benin — an event that jolted both his country and the wider West Africa region.

Nigeria Dispatches Jets, Troops to Quash Benin Coup Bid

"Benin and Nigeria share a long, porous border and extensive economic interdependence," Durmaz said. "For Nigeria, a military coup and potential collapse of state order in Benin r