France provided intelligence and logistical support to Benin to help thwart Sunday's coup attempt in the former French colony ...

More than a week after a military intervention restored the president to power after a rebellion in the Beninese military, foreign troops continue to prop up Patrice Talon as his regime unleashes a ...

On December 7, the mutineers highlighted deep-seated problems within the institution, issues that soldiers had raised for ...

After a series of coups undermined France's position in West Africa, Emmanuel Macron opted for a light but symbolic ...

France provided logistical and surveillance support to Benin, helping to thwart a coup attempt over the weekend, an official ...

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

Growing autocratic rule, a rise in jihadist attacks and a proliferation of coups in the Sahel contributed to the attempt by ...

Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Patrice Talon spoke by phone while the coup attempt was still under way on Sunday 7 December.

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

France has condemned the attempted coup Benin and has called on its nationals in the country to stay alert, as Benin's President Patrice Talon confirmed that the coup had been thwarted and the ...

Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the West African nation's government and armed forces had thwarted a coup ...