A socio-cultural organisation, Oodua Peoples Congress, has warned merchants of violence against crossing the Benin red lines, ...

Discover what the capital of Benin is. Learn why Cotonou is not the capital of Benin and read about its official capital, ...

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

COTONOU, Benin -- A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin ’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa. The group, which called ...

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

Benin President Patrice Talon has condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the army in his first public comments since ...

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

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 ...

Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col.

COTONOU, Benin — A coup that was announced in Benin has been “foiled,” the interior minister said Sunday in a video on ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said all of its largest shareholders, including the United States, had ...

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