Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, are in Benin to support the government following ...

Foiled Sunday Coup It was on a Sunday morning, 7 December 2025 in the West African country of Benin when around 43-52% of ...

It started quietly in the early hours of Sunday, December 7, 2025, checks by WITHIN NIGERIA report. By 2am, a group of armed ...

The brief coup attempt in Benin has renewed concerns about the stability of democratic systems across West Africa. The ...

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

Early morning Sunday, December 7, 2025, while many Beninois slept, hoping to go to church, mosque and traditional places of ...

Five people stood in front of newsstand owner, Chantal Dagah’s kiosk, in Cotonou’s bustling economic district. Ordinarily, traffic at Dagah’s newsstand near several government ministries is slow, but ...

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 ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar has said that the country’s intervention in Benin Republic should be the norm whenever democracy is threatened in the sub-region or Africa at large. Tuggar ...

President Patrice Talon of the Republic of Benin on Wednesday received a delegation from the Nigerian Army, following Nigeria ...

The Beninese authorities are actively seeking the arrest of the lieutenant colonel who led a mutiny on the night of December ...