In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military garb appeared on state ...

Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Edo people of the Kingdom of Benin, which controlled territory on the west coast of Africa that is now part of Nigeria, produced thousands of ...

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

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

Before Talon came to power in April 2016, Benin was widely recognised for its peaceful transfers of power, a dispensation anchored in the February 1990 National Conference, which ended one-party rule ...

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

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

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

Voters in Hong Kong stayed home in large number in a legislative election at a time when the political system is battling ...

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

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

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