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

Nigeria dey legally allowed to help stop Benin coup?

Loyalist troops aided by Nigeria's air force foiled putsch, but confidence in nation's democratic stability is shaken.

Life returns to normal in Cotonou, Benin, after loyalist forces, with Nigerian help, thwarted a coup attempt against ...

Five people are lined up before Chantal Dagah's newsstand in Benin's economic capital, Cotonou, a sure sign of trouble.

Benin's Foreign Minister reveals Nigeria's crucial military support was requested to thwart a recent coup attempt, preventing ...

The Benin events mark the third coup attempt and first failed coup this year in the Sahel region. There have been 17 coup attempts in Africa since 2020, including 11 successful coups. This makes the ...

The hunt continued for the soldiers behind the putsch attempt, though all their hostages -- including high-ranking officers --had been freed.

Benin Republic’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olushegun Bakari, has disclosed how his country urgently called on Nigeria and other ECOWAS states for military support to foil last Sunday’s coup attempt ...

As normalcy returns to Benin Republic, the attempted coup raises lingering questions about political tensions within the ...

The Beninese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olushegun Adjadi Bakar, said the events in Benin a few days ago proved that ...

Consortium Touristes Par Million Au Benin (CTM-Benin), the organised tourism private sector of Benin Republic, has opened ...