The regional bloc seemed resigned to the coup crises rocking the region until the Benin attempt this month.
The regional bloc seemed resigned to the coup crises rocking the region until the attempted coup in Benin this month.
By Shola Lawal
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When armed soldiers in the small West African nation of Benin appeared on national television on December 7 to announce they had seized power in a coup, it felt to many across the region like another episode of the ongoing coup crisis that has seen several governments toppled since 2020.
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