Calm returns to Cotonou after Benin coup attempt

Traffic in the Benin capital of Cotonou resumed on Monday following an attempted coup that shook the country a day earlier.

Calm returned to Benin’s administrative center, after sporadic gunshots were heard across the city throughout Sunday, but a heavy presence of soldiers remained on the streets.

The apparent leader of the failed coup is on the run and the fate of hostages remains unclear a day after a group of soldiers attempted to…