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Patrice Talon lors du Conseil extraordinaire des ministres à Cotonou, le 8 décembre 2025.

On Saturday, December 13th, in Cotonou, Bénin, hundreds of individuals, primarily young people, gathered to protest the attempted coup d’état that had occurred six days prior. On the morning of December 7th, mutineers had declared on national television that they had successfully overthrown President Patrice Talon. However, later that same day, the putsch was thwarted by the army, supported by

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By Yvette Tchuente

Journalist