Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- There is an ongoing coup in Benin with soldiers announcing that they have toppled President Patrice Talon.

The soldiers, who called themselves the "Military Committee for Refoundation" (CMR), said on state television that President Patrice Talon "is removed from office as president of the republic."

The soldiers also announced the dissolution of the government and other state institutions.

The French Embassy later said on X that "gunfire was reported at Camp Guezo" near the president's official residence.

The fate of Mr Talon and his ministers has not yet been confirmed.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the coup in Benin occurred about two weeks after a coup in Guinea-Bissau. Both countries are located in West Africa, a ...