West Africa: Benin's Failed Coup Was Wrong - But Ignoring What Caused It Is Worse

Via AllAfrica | 15 Dec 2025 - 02:17:25
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- A decade of constitutional engineering, regional destabilization, and cross-border repression under President Patrice Talon made rupture inevitable. Stability in West Africa now depends on recognizing that the real threat to Benin did not begin in the barracks. Source