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Calm returns to Benin after failed coup attempt

Calm returns to Benin after failed coup attempt

Update: 2025-12-11
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Local business is picking up in Benin, just days after a failed coup attempt. The takeover was thwarted with help from the regional bloc, ECOWAS. Troops have been deployed as part of a standby force, from countries including Nigeria. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Benin's commercial capital, Cotonou. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Benin #BeninCoupAttempt #PatriceTalon #BeninCoup #MilitaryCoup #MilitaryTakeover #ECOWAS #WestAfrica #Africa #AfricaMilitaryCoup #Cotonou #AfricanPolitics #BeninArmy #AlJazeeraEnglish
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Putin hypocrisy

Putin hypocrisy

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Calm returns to Benin after failed coup attempt

Calm returns to Benin after failed coup attempt

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