•Benin announces the presence of hundreds of Nigerian and Ivorian troops in the aftermath of Sunday's failed coup. •Côte d’Ivoire’s main opposition PPA CI party clarifies on Gbago’s petition to the ICC over the 2011 post-election crisis. •Senegal Suspends Extradition Agreement With France over Failure to respond to Dakar’s requests. •A US-Ghana joint patrol team arrests a 31-year-old Ghanaian for an alleged 8 million romance scam in America.