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 ...

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

When gunfire echoed through Cotonou, Benin, last Sunday and a small group of soldiers appeared on national TV claiming to ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Nigeria and Benin have stressed the need to overhaul the ECOWAS Standby Force to safeguard democratic transition in the sub-region. Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, and his Beninese ...

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

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

Across Cotonou, a bustling city on the Atlantic Ocean, it was a remarkably normal Monday after the coup attempt:vendors ...