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

A senior government official in Benin has told the BBC that the leader of Sunday's failed coup is taking refuge in ...

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

Two senior military officials taken hostage during Sunday's attempted coup in Benin have been freed, a government source has ...

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 ...

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

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched its first investment in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank ...

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

ABUJA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Nigeria's ‌Senate ​on Tuesday gave ‌its approval for President Bola Tinubu's deployment of ​troops ...

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.