President Talon says situation under control after soldiers went on state TV saying he had been removed from power.

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

At the request of Talon's government, Nigeria sent air force fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace to help dislodge the ...

At the request of Talon's government, Nigeria sent air force fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace to help dislodge the ...

Earlier Sunday, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent ...

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 ...

President Patrice Talon condemns a failed coup in Benin after gunfire in Cotonou, as the army, backed by ECOWAS, restores ...

Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President ...

Patrice Talon has been trending on social media since Sunday, December 7. This is after he narrowly survived a dramatic and ...

Soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), said on state television that they had met and ...

The coup attempt allegedly began in the early hours of Sunday, sources said, with an attack on President Patrice Talon’s ...

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