This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

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

Nigeria dey legally allowed to help stop Benin coup?

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

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

Nigerian fighter jets carried out airstrikes to thwart a coup bid in Benin in which mutinying soldiers tried to seize ...

Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the West African nation's government and armed forces had thwarted a coup ...

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

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 ...

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

Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country's army in his first public ...