#ECOWAS

LieutenantColonelPascalTigri

Benin successfully thwarted a coup attempt orchestrated by Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri and the "Military Committee for Refoundation" (CMR). Mutineers briefly seized state television and declared the government...

UmaroSissocoEmbaló

Umaro Sissoco Embaló was deposed by a military coup following controversial election results, with opposition leader Fernando Dias da Costa and several officials also targeted as the military suspended state...