'If there's a coup, then ECOWAS will be willing to step in': West Africa bloc orders troops to Benin

The ECOWAS West Africa regional bloc on Sunday ordered the deployment of troops from four countries to Benin following an attempted coup. FRANCE 24's Nigeria correspondent Sam Olukoya gives his analysis on the signal that ECOWAS is sending to other countries across a part of Africa increasingly prone to military putsches.

Dec 7, 2025 - 20:00
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'If there's a coup, then ECOWAS will be willing to step in': West Africa bloc orders troops to Benin
The ECOWAS West Africa regional bloc on Sunday ordered the deployment of troops from four countries to Benin following an attempted coup. FRANCE 24's Nigeria correspondent Sam Olukoya gives his analysis on the signal that ECOWAS is sending to other countries across a part of Africa increasingly prone to military putsches.

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