Wanted activist arrested in South Africa over support for Benin coup plot

Pan-African activist Keba Seba, a vocal critic of French influence, is detained in South Africa on an international warrant linked to Benin. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Wanted activist arrested in South Africa over support for Benin coup plot

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Keba Seba, a prominent activist known for his fierce opposition to French influence in Africa and his vocal support for the region's military leaders, has been arrested in South Africa. The arrest was executed on an international warrant connected to an alleged coup plot in the West African nation of Benin. Details regarding the specific charges and the exact location of his detention within South Africa have not yet been disclosed by authorities. Seba has long been a controversial and polarizing figure across Francophone Africa. His political rhetoric and public campaigns have consistently centered on a strident form of Pan-Africanism that calls for the complete ejection of French political, economic, and military presence from the continent. He has framed this struggle as a necessary final step in achieving true post-colonial sovereignty, a message that resonates with a segment of the population disillusioned with enduring ties to the former colonial power. His activism has frequently placed him at odds with governments that maintain defense and economic partnerships with Paris. In recent years, Seba's public alignment has shifted noticeably toward the military juntas that have seized power in several West African nations, including Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. These regimes, which have explicitly expelled French forces and diplomats, represent the practical realization of Seba's ideological goals. He has publicly praised these takeovers as revolutionary acts of liberation, positioning himself as an intellectual and symbolic figurehead for this wave of anti-French sentiment and military rule. This open endorsement has made him a person of significant interest to other governments in the region that view the spread of military coups as an existential threat. The connection to an alleged coup plot in Benin marks a serious escalation from rhetoric to alleged involvement in concrete subversion. Benin, a stable democracy and a key ally of France in the region, has been on high alert as the wave of instability has spread from the Sahel toward coastal states. The government in Cotonou has previously accused external actors of fomenting trouble. Seba's arrest...

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