Looks like the coup in Benin (West Africa) has failed. Benin would have provided a corridor to the sea for the other Sahael nations that have shaken off French mainly economic resource stripping

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Loyal to whom …French and Nigerian Air Force engaged in bombing of rebel locations. https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251208-live-benin-on-edge-after-loyalist-troops-foil-attempted-coup