President Patrice Talon condemns a failed coup in Benin after gunfire in Cotonou, as the army, backed by ECOWAS, restores ...

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

At the request of Talon's government, Nigeria sent air force fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace to help dislodge the ...

Benin says it has thwarted an attempted military takeover after soldiers briefly appeared on state TV claiming to dissolve ...

Guinea-Bissau’s president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, was ousted last November without any help. He has since fled the ...

A group of soldiers in the West African nation of Benin claimed on national television to have seized power on Sunday, though ...

The Beninese authorities are actively seeking the arrest of the lieutenant colonel who led a mutiny on the night of December ...

Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President ...

Patrice Talon has been trending on social media since Sunday, December 7. This is after he narrowly survived a dramatic and ...

Before Talon came to power in April 2016, Benin was widely recognised for its peaceful transfers of power, a dispensation ...

At the request of Talon's government, Nigeria sent air force fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace to help dislodge the ...

President Talon says situation under control after soldiers went on state TV saying he had been removed from power.