A group of soldiers announced Sunday morning on Benin state television the dissolution of the government of President Patrice Talon in an apparent coup, which would have been the latest of many in West Africa. Later, Interior Minister Alassane Seidou said in a video on Facebook that the attempted coup had been “foiled". Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

Yesterday's developments:

• Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country's army in his first public comments since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou. 
• Nigeria sent air force fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace at the request of President Patrice Talon's government to help dislodge the coup plotters from the state television network and a military camp, a statement from Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's office said.
• The ECOWAS West Africa regional bloc on Sunday ordered the deployment of troops from four countries to Benin following an attempted coup.