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 ...

Those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable.” — J. F. Kennedy This assertion resonates ...

When mutinous soldiers briefly seized Benin Republic’s national television station and a military base earlier this month, ...

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

Military rulers in west Africa's Sahel region may well have celebrated had a recent coup attempt in Benin resulted in another ...

Some 30 people - most of them soldiers - have been jailed in Benin in connection with a failed coup attempt earlier this ...

Global Atomic delayed the start-up of Niger’s Dasa uranium processing plant by one year to the second half of 2027. Border closures with Benin and financing delays disrupted equipment imports and ...

In line with a broad movement acknowledging colonial-era spoliations and seeking to rebalance cultural relations between Africa and Europe, countries such as France, Germany, Belgium, and the ...

The Republic of Niger was captured by Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani in 2023. These three countries exited the Economic Community ...

It has been cited as a factor in struggles of African independence movements against colonial powers including France.