US EditionBenin Coup Plotter, Pascal Tigri Flees for Lome’
Benin demands immediate extradition of Colonel Pascal Tigri, accused coup leader, after thwarting an attempt involving 14 arrests and violent clashes near President Talon's residence.
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A senior government official in Benin said today that Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri, the leader of the failed coup attempt in that country on Sunday, December 7th, has fled to neighboring Togo.
Alleged leader of foiled Benin coup has sought refuge in Togo, Benin says
DAKAR, Dec 10 - The alleged leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in neighbouring Togo, two Beninese government officials told Reuters on Wednesday, demanding his immediate extradition. Read more at straitstimes.com.
By Matthieu Millecamps and Marie Toulemonde / ́Jeune Afrique /Africa in Summary / December 11, 2025. Photo: Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri From the initial attacks on senior officials to the assault on the presidential palace, the fighting intensified in Cotonou on the night of December 6-7. In addition to Nigerian air strikes, the forces [...] The entry Benin. Assaults, fierce fighting and air strikes: how the attempted coup d'état was thwarte…
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The alleged leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in neighbouring Togo, two Beninese government officials told Reuters on Wednesday, demanding his immediate extradition. A dispute between the two small West African nations over Colonel Pascal Tigri and his alleged accomplices would risk deepening diplomatic divisions in West Africa, which has struggled to respond in a uniform way to a spate of coups in recent years. Soldiers briefly…
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