Earlier Sunday, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent ...
Growing autocratic rule, a rise in jihadist attacks and a proliferation of coups in the Sahel contributed to the attempt by ...
A group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV and announced the removal of the president and all state institutions.
Lieutenant Colonel Tigri Pascal was named by the group, which calls itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, as ...
COTONOU, Benin — A coup that was announced in Benin has been “foiled,” the interior minister said Sunday in a video on ...
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have seized power, marking another military takeover in West Africa. The coup followed a contested ...
A spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested. The West African country’s president, who was not seen for ...
The soldiers, calling themselves the Committee for Refoundation, stormed the national television station Sunday morning. Led ...
Nigeria’s military sent fighter jets and ground forces into neighboring Benin to support President Patrice Talon, after a ...