(FILES) Benin's President Patrice Talon waits the arrival of French President at the Marina palace in Cotonou on July 27, 2022. Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control. Soldiers calling themselves the "Military Committee for Refoundation" (CMR), said on state television that they had met and decided that "Mr Patrice Talon is removed from office as president of the republic". The announcement follows two coups in Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau in as many months.
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