This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

Richard Kumadoe, fraud and security analyst, has warned that the escape of Benin coup leader Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri ...

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

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

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

Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col.

A group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV and announced the removal of the president and all state institutions.

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 ...

Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The government of Benin said Sunday that it had foiled a coup attempt by members of its military. President ...

A spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested. The West African country’s president, who was not seen for ...

Nigerian fighter jets carried out airstrikes to thwart a coup bid in Benin in which mutinying soldiers tried to seize ...

However, eight players who already featured at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt (June 21 to July 19, 2019) have made the list for the 2025 edition. Rodrigue Kossi, Jodel Dossou, David Kiki, ...