US Embassy Lifts Shelter-In-Place Order as Calm Returns to Cotonou After Failed Coup The U.S. Embassy in Cotonou has confirmed that normalcy has returned to Benin’s capital following Sunday’s failed coup attempt. In a new security advisory, the embassy announced the removal of its earlier shelter-in-place directive for Americans, noting that the situation is now stable. However, U.S. citizens were urged to remain cautious, avoid crowds, follow local news, and keep a low profile. The unrest began when mutinous soldiers attempted to overthrow President Patrice Talon, briefly seizing state television and declaring the government dissolved. Loyalist forces regained control, arrested several mutineers, and restored order. #BeninCoup #CotonouUpdate #USEmbassyAlert