COTONOU, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the West African nation's government and armed forces had thwarted a coup attempt by a group of soldiers and vowed to ...

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

On December 7, the mutineers highlighted deep-seated problems within the institution, issues that soldiers had raised for ...

Soldiers briefly announced a coup in Benin on state TV, naming Lt. Col. Tigri Pascal as leader and claiming to suspend the constitution before loyalist forces moved to regain control amid gunfire and ...

According to several Beninese and Nigerien sources, the military authorities in Niamey were allegedly warned in advance of the attempted coup in Benin on 7.

Had last week's coup attempt in Benin been successful, it would have become the ninth to take hold in the region in the last five years alone.

Beninese President Patrice Talon played down the threat posed by plotters of an attempted coup this month and declared that ...

FILE - Benin President Patrice Talon listens to French President Emmanuel Macron after a signing ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) COTONOU, ...

“Benin is a good first destination for people visiting West Africa,” she adds. “It has a rich culture and history—it’s the ...

The US Embassy in Benin issued an emergency security alert late Sunday, ordering American citizens to shelter in place after gunfire, explosions rocked Cotonou. The U.S. Embassy in Benin issued an ...

Ayra Starr stuns in Cotonou wearing a custom all-white stage look. The Sabi Girl shared the Y2K-inspired outfit featuring a ...

Assiba Bokon had seen moringa trees when she was growing up in Cotonou, Benin, but she didn’t learn of their worth until she attended a workshop in her 30s. She learned how to make moringa powder.