fromwww.aljazeera.com
18 hours agoHas Benin's foiled coup made ECOWAS a West African heavyweight once more?
Amid reports of gunfire and civilians scampering to safety in the economic capital, Cotonou, Beninese and others across the region waited with bated breath as conflicting intelligence emerged. The small group of putschists, on the one hand, declared victory, but Benin's forces and government officials said the plot had failed. By evening, the situation was clear Benin's government was still standing.
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