Benin’s President Patrice Talon has thanked army leaders for helping to defeat an attempted military coup in the West African ...

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

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

A group of soldiers in the West African nation of Benin claimed on national television to have seized power on Sunday, though ...

Benin says it has thwarted an attempted military takeover after soldiers briefly appeared on state TV claiming to dissolve ...

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

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

The mutinous soldiers appeared on the state's TV Sunday morning to announce removal of the president and the dissolution of ...

Patrice Talon has been trending on social media since Sunday, December 7. This is after he narrowly survived a dramatic and ...

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

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