“Benin is a good first destination for people visiting West Africa,” she adds. “It has a rich culture and history—it’s the ...

Soldiers attacked the residence of the Beninese president early Sunday morning. Patrice Talon is safe, according to those close to him, and the army is regaining control of the situation.

Benin jailed 30 people, mostly soldiers, after a failed coup against President Patrice Talon, with charges of treason, murder ...

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

Beninese President Patrice Talon played down the threat posed by plotters of an attempted coup this month and declared that ...

According to several Beninese and Nigerien sources, the military authorities in Niamey were allegedly warned in advance of ...

Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Patrice Talon spoke by phone while the coup attempt was still under way on Sunday 7 December. The French president then lobbied Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu to ...

The apparent leader of the failed coup is on the run and the fate of hostages remains unclear a day after a group of soldiers attempted to overthrow the government of the West African nation.

The US Embassy in Benin issued an emergency security alert late Sunday, ordering American citizens to shelter in place after gunfire, explosions rocked Cotonou.

Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country's army in his first public comments since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative ...

History was made on Saturday night at the Sofitel Dome in Cotonou, Benin, as the inaugural PFL Africa season came to a close ...