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 ...

Before Talon came to power in April 2016, Benin was widely recognised for its peaceful transfers of power, a dispensation ...

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

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 ...

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

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

A decade of constitutional engineering, regional destabilization, and cross-border repression under President Patrice Talon made rupture inevitable. Stability in West Africa now depends on recognizing ...

The Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG) has warned that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) risks reinforcing President Patrice Talon’s authority as political tensions escalate in ...

President Patrice Talon of the Republic of Benin on Wednesday received a delegation from the Nigerian Army, following Nigeria ...

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

- Benin's President Patrice Talon attends a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto ...

Benin’s President Patrice Talon said the situation is “completely under control” after an attempted coup on Sunday was ...