Cotonou, Benin
AP
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A bunch of troopers has appeared on Benin’s state TV asserting the dissolution of the federal government in an apparent coup, the newest of many in West Africa.
The group, which known as itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, on Sunday introduced the removing of the president and all state establishments.
Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri has been appointed president of the military committee, the troopers stated.
Following its independence from France in 1960, the West African nation witnessed a number of coups, particularly in the a long time following its independence. Since 1991, the nation has been politically secure following the two-decade rule of Mathieu Kérékou, a Marxist-Leninist who renamed the nation the People’s Republic of Benin.
President Patrice Talon has been in energy since 2016 and was as a result of step down subsequent April after the presidential election.
Talon’s celebration decide, former Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, was the favourite to win the election. Opposition candidate Renaud Agbodjo was rejected by the electoral fee on the grounds that he didn’t have enough sponsors.
Last month, the nation’s legislature prolonged the presidential time period of workplace from 5 to seven years, maintaining the time period restrict at two.
The coup is the newest in a string of military takeovers which have rocked West Africa. Last week, a military coup in Guinea-Bissau eliminated former President Umaro Embalo after a contested election in which each he and the opposition candidate declared themselves winners.
This is a growing story and will probably be up to date.