<h1>Benin: a short-lived military mutiny announced removal of state institutions but was reported foiled by authorities.</h1> A small group of soldiers announced on state media the removal of the president and dissolution of institutions, but Beninese authorities say the mutiny was foiled, broadcast signals were cut then restored, and there is no official confirmation of the president's status; the event follows recent domestic changes to the presidential term, electoral exclusions, and prior prosecutions related to an alleged coup.