Benin ‘foiled’ coup attempt explained: Key updates, President Talon’s response, and more

Benin, a country in West Africa, witnessed a major political turmoil on Sunday, December 7, when a soldiers' group appeared on state TV to announce the dissolution of the Patrice Talon-led government in an apparent coup. Talon, however, announced later that they had thwarted the coup attempt and vowed to punish them. Benin President Patrice Talon addresses the nation on state broadcaster after coup attempt, in Cotonou, Benin.(via REUTERS) This was the latest in a string of military as well as at