Benin Coup Plot: President Patrice Talon’s Businessman Friend, Two Others Detained |Firstpost Africa

Benin Coup Plot: President Patrice Talon’s Businessman Friend, Two Others Detained | Firstpost Africa Three men in Benin, including a former minister and a businessman friend of President Patrice Talon, were arrested for allegedly plotting a coup, the state prosecutor has said. Former Sports Minister Oswald Homeky was caught on September 24 while handing over six bags of money to the head of the Republican Guard, Colonel Djimon Dieudonne Tevoedjre, so that he does not resist a coup d’etat planned for September 27 in the small West African nation surrounded by troubled neighbours, Burkina Faso and Niger, both ruled by military juntas. --- Benin | Patrice Talon | Coup | Oswald Homeky | West Africa | Firstpost Africa | Alyson Le Grange | Africa | Global South | Geopolitics | Military Coup | Environment | Climate Change | Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News #benin #patricetalon #westafrica #firstpostafrica #africa #alysonlegrange #globalsouth #militarycoup #firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. @Firstpost Follow Firstpost on Instagram: Follow Firstpost on Facebook: Follow Firstpost on Twitter: Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: