The coup that followed soon afterwards in Gabon, in August 2023, was similarly the product of local frustrations. In this ...

Earlier Sunday, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent ...

A senior government official in Benin has told the BBC that the leader of Sunday's failed coup is taking refuge in ...

Benin's military was Monday searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that left several ...

The alleged leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in neighbouring Togo, two Beninese government officials told ...

A spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested. The West African country’s president, who was not seen for ...

The apparent leader of a failed coup in Benin is on the run and the fate of hostages remains unclear a day after a group of ...

Benin President Patrice Talon has condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the army in his first public comments since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou.

Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Patrice Talon spoke by phone while the coup attempt was still under way on Sunday 7 December.

Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The government of Benin said Sunday that it had foiled a coup attempt by members of its military. President ...