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

On Sunday, some soldiers storm one TV station for di Republic of Benin wia dem bin declare say dem don overthrow di civilian ...

Local sources say di shots wey dem believe say na live ammunition bin create fear among pipo wey dey live around di area, as ...

In yet another military coup attempt in Africa, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin state television to announce the ...

This article focuses on African countries where military coups have taken place in the last five years, following the failed ...

President Talon pledges severe punishment for coup plotters after army thwarts attempts to overthrow his government.

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim ...

A reported coup attempt in the Benin Republic on Sunday has added to the growing list of military takeovers across Africa in ...

France helped the authorities in Benin thwart a coup attempt at the weekend, an aide to President Emmanuel Macron said ...

The resurgence of military coups across Africa since 2020 represents a troubling regression in the continent's democratic ...

The coup that followed soon afterwards in Gabon, in August 2023, was similarly the product of local frustrations. In this ...