US EditionBenin, Guinea-Bissau and Terrorism at the Heart of a New Cédéao Summit in Abuja
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Reversal of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Bissau, attempted putsch against President Patrice Talon in Cotonou, deterioration of the security situation in the north of the West African coastal countries...: the heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States meet at summit on Sunday 14 December in Nigeria, with a very consistent agenda.
This week, the Young Africa Briefing reviews the failed coup d'état in Benin, the hidden debt in Senegal, the consequences of the conviction of a French journalist in Algeria, the first testimonies of the fall of Uvira on the border between the DRC and Burundi and the reasons for the success of the airline Asky.
According to several Beninese and Nigerian sources, the military in power in Niamey was warned in advance of the attempted coup d'état on 7 December.
The investigation is continuing and the leads are becoming clearer. The attempted coup d'état that shook Benin on the night of December 6-7 would not be carried out by a few isolated military personnel. According to several sources, the operation was carefully prepared, financed and supported from abroad. More specifically, by member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which includes Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
The withdrawal of the Beninese nationality of Kémi Séba by President Patrice Talon is no longer just an administrative measure, but a direct political sanction linked to the burning news: the public and explicit support of the activist for the attempt of "push" (force movement or coup d'état) on Sunday, December 7, 2025. This decision marks an unprecedented escalation in the confrontation between the Beninese state and this figure of radical pan…
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