Benin soldiers announce apparent coup in state television

PORTO-NOVO – A group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state television on Sunday, announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa, according to multiple reports.

According to FRANCE 24 and Associated Press, President Patrice Talon’s residence was attacked in the capital Porto-Novo in the early hours, before the coup announcement.

Soldiers led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri then took over the national television station and declared that Talon had been “removed from office”.

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