African Union: We strongly condemn the failed military coup in Benin – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Al Jazeera News Agency, Mahmoud Ali Youssef, the head of the African Union Commission, announced in a statement today, Sunday: “We have failed in the military coup d’état Benin strongly and without any ambiguity.

In this regard, the head of the African Union Commission added: We are deeply concerned about the increase in the number of coups and coup attempts in some parts of the continent.

Reuters reported an hour ago that the military in the country Benin Through its national television, they announced that they had taken power.

Following the military coups in West Africa, the Associated Press announced that a group of the country’s military “BeninAppearing on the national television of this country, they officially announced the dissolution of the government and all government institutions and the removal of the president.

This military group declared itself “Military Committee for Reconstruction”.

It is said that the leadership of this coup was “Pascal TigrisAn army officer is in charge and has introduced himself as the head of the “Military Committee for Reconstruction”.

It is now that The foreign minister of the government of Benin claimed in a conversation with Reuters: A group of soldiers attempted a coup, but this coup failed. A large part of the army and national guard remained loyal to the government and the situation is now under control.