Guest Column - A decade of constitutional engineering, regional destabilization, and cross-border repression under President ...

Amid reports of gunfire and civilians scampering to safety in the economic capital, Cotonou, Beninese and others across the ...

After a series of coups undermined France's position in West Africa, Emmanuel Macron opted for a light but symbolic ...

Loyalist troops aided by Nigeria's air force foiled putsch, but confidence in nation's democratic stability is shaken.

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

The Government of Benin Republic on Tuesday jailed at least 30 people, most of whom are soldiers, accused of links to a ...

Benin on Tuesday jailed around 30 people, most of whom were soldiers, linked to an attempt to oust President Patrice Talon, ...

Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and west ...

Beninese authorities have remanded about 30 people, most of them soldiers, in custody over their alleged involvement in a foiled coup attempt against President Patrice Talon earlier this month, legal ...

Soldiers appeared on national television on December 7 to announce President Patrice Talon had been deposed but the attempted ...

In 2024, Talon put two of his friends, Oliver Boko, a businessman and Oswald Homesky, former Sports Minister, on trial for an alleged plot to overthrow the government. They were sentenced to 20 years ...

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