Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cotonou, Benin – The Dantokpa market in Cotonou is once again a whirlwind of activity, just days after a failed bid to topple the ...

A scramble for power in West Africa kicked off 24 hours of gunbattles, betrayal, kidnapping and superstition.

LAGOS, Nigeria(AP) — The short-lived coup in Benin left “casualties on both sides” of the government forces and the mutinous soldiers, authorities said Monday, as security forces intensified the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When armed soldiers in the small West African nation of Benin appeared on national television on December 7 to announce they had ...

COTONOU, Benin(AP) — Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country's army in his first public comments since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of ...

Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early December 2025. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and West Africa since 2020, this bid triggered a military response from ...

Cotonou, Benin – The Dantokpa market in Cotonou is once again a whirlwind of activity, just days after a failed bid to topple the Beninese government. Pedestrians and cart pushers jostle in the narrow ...