Benin’s Minister of Interior and Public Security, Alassane Seidou, confirmed this Sunday that the country’s government succeeded in thwarting a coup attempt initiated by a group of soldiers in the West African country. The soldiers appeared on national television this evening, claiming to have seized power.
“In the early morning of Sunday December 7, 2025, a small group of soldiers mutinied with the aim of destabilizing the State and its institutions. Faced with this situation, the Beninese people and their leaders, faithful to their oath, maintained their attachment to the Republic,” Seidou declared in a brief message broadcast on public television.
A dozen soldiers, several of them wearing helmets, announced on state television on Saturday evening that a military committee led by Colonel Tigri Pascal had already seized power in the country. According to the military, they had already succeeded at the time in dissolving national institutions, suspending the constitution and closing air, land and sea borders.
“The army solemnly undertakes to give the Beninese people the hope of a truly new era, where fraternity, justice and work will reign,” indicates a press release read by one of the soldiers.
However, security forces loyal to President Patrice Talon managed to stop the military strategy. “They managed to keep control of the situation and the maneuver failed,” Seidou explained.
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