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A group of Beninese military personnel announced on Sunday that they had removed President Patrice Talon from power, months before he was expected to step down next April after a decade in office.
According to AFP, the soldiers, operating under the name the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), declared on state television that they had convened and resolved that “Mr Patrice Talon is removed from office as president of the republic”.
Talon’s whereabouts remained unknown, while the French Embassy stated on X that “gunfire was reported at Camp Guezo” near the president’s official residence. The embassy advised French nationals to stay indoors for their safety.
