According to several Beninese and Nigerien sources, the military authorities in Niamey were allegedly warned in advance of the attempted coup in Benin on December 7.

This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

Loyalist troops aided by Nigeria's air force foiled putsch, but confidence in nation's democratic stability is shaken.

According to several Beninese and Nigerien sources, the military authorities in Niamey were allegedly warned in advance of the attempted coup in Benin on December 7.

The regional bloc seemed resigned to the coup crises rocking the region until the Benin attempt this month.

COTONOU: Benin jailed on Tuesday around 30 people, most of them soldiers, accused of links to a thwarted coup attempt this month, legal sources told AFP, while several mutineers…