Benin: the government declares coup attempt has been ‘foiled’

A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been « foiled », the interior minister said in a video on Facebook. Earlier, a group of soldiers had appeared on Benin ’s state TV to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Kethevane Gorjestani.