Benin Rejects Claims of a Coup by Opposition Soldiers
The country’s interior minister said the situation was under control after a “small group of soldiers launched a mutiny,” but the president had yet to make a public statement.
The country’s interior minister said the situation was under control after a “small group of soldiers launched a mutiny,” but the president had yet to make a public statement.
The opposition has accused the president of putting a general in charge of the government so that he could stay in power.
The West African nation had recently held a presidential election in which the main opposition party was barred from the ballot.
The main opposition candidates in the Ivory Coast’s presidential election have been barred from the race. Critics say the vote has been rigged.
The young people who toppled the government are now confronting questions about what’s next, and who will deliver on their demands.
President Andry Rajoelina appears to have left the country after weeks of protests calling for him to resign.
President Andry Rajoelina has vowed to remain in office despite violent protests against his government.
The move followed weeks of intense and deadly protests against the government of President Andry Rajoelina, who said he would defy growing calls to resign.
The unit appealed to security forces in this southern African nation to disobey their superiors and to refuse to shoot at demonstrators, who have rallied in the streets for more…
A former foreign minister, he founded an opposition political party and then served in the government as an unflagging negotiator with northern rebels.