According to Reuters, on the 7th local time, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin's national television and claimed that they had seized the country's government.
The report said that the news came as Benin was preparing for the presidential election scheduled for April next year.
The current president of Benin is Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, who was elected in March 2016, re-elected in April 2021, and took office in May.
Reuters reported that Talon has decided to step down after two terms, which is rare in West and Central Africa.
Public information shows that Benin is located in the central south of West Africa, bordered by Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso and Niger to the northwest and northeast, Togo to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
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