Benin detains ex-defense minister over foiled coup

COTONOU: Benin on Saturday placed former defense minister and prominent opposition politician Candide Azannai in pre-trial detention as part of an investigation into the west African country’s failed early December coup. According to an AFP journalist, Azannai was accused of plotting against the state and incitement to rebellion, after being arrested last week at his party’s headquarters in Cotonou in the wake of the attempted takeover.

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