BENIN – At least 15 Benin Armed Forces personnel were on Wednesday killed and 4 others wounded in an attack by armed men in Kofouno, according to the army spokesperson Col. James Johnson on Thursday. The four wounded soldiers received medical care and their lives are not in danger. After the attack, a column of […]
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Attempted Coup in Benin Thwarted; Interior Minister
BENIN – An attempted coup in Benin on Sunday was thwarted after a small group of soldiers claimed to have ousted the government on national television. The Beninese Interior Minister Alassane Seidou said that the Armed Forces and their leadership, “faithful to their oath,” remained loyal. “Their response made it possible to keep control of […]