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

A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president.

In 2024, Talon put two of his friends, Oliver Boko, a businessman and Oswald Homesky, former Sports Minister, on trial for an alleged plot to overthrow the government. They were sentenced to 20 years ...

Before Talon came to power in April 2016, Benin was widely recognised for its peaceful transfers of power, a dispensation ...

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

President Talon says situation under control after soldiers went on state TV saying he had been removed from power.

Guinea-Bissau’s president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, was ousted last November without any help. He has since fled the ...

At the request of Talon's government, Nigeria sent air force fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace to help dislodge the ...

Benin’s President Patrice Talon has broken his silence after the failed coup attempt, praising loyal troops for crushing the ...

At the request of Talon's government, Nigeria sent air force fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace to help dislodge the ...

President Patrice Talon condemns a failed coup in Benin after gunfire in Cotonou, as the army, backed by ECOWAS, restores ...

Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President ...