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 ...

Around 30 people, most of them soldiers, were jailed in Benin on Tuesday over alleged links to a thwarted coup attempt earlier this month, legal sources ...

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

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

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 ...

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

COTONOU, Benin — A coup that was announced in Benin has been “foiled,” the interior minister said Sunday in a video on ...

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

A group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV and announced the removal of the president and all state institutions.

Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col.