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Africa coups: 10 in five years

A screen grab shows the Head of the Presidential Military Office of Guinea-Bissau, Denis Incanha (C), announcing with a group of officers that full control of the country had been taken at the General Staff Headquarters in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau on November 26, 2025. [AFP]

A military coup attempt in Benin Sunday adds to a list of such incidents on the turbulent African continent.

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