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

The leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in neighbouring Togo, a senior Benin government official told Reuters ...

Earlier Sunday, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent ...

Benin's military was Monday searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that left several ...

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 spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested. The West African country’s president, who was not seen for ...

A group of soldiers had appeared on Benin‘s state TV Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup ...

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

Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Patrice Talon spoke by phone while the coup attempt was still under way on Sunday 7 December.

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