Africa: Failed Coup Attempt Highlights Divisions in West Africa

[Agenzia Fides] Cotonou -- The failed coup attempt in Benin highlights the divisions among the countries of West Africa. On the night of December 7-8, some members of the National Guard attacked the presidential residence in Cotonou, occupied the state television headquarters, and then announced live on television the removal of President Patrice Talon, the suspension of the constitution, and the establishment of a "Military Committee for Refoundation" under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri. The coup plotters Source