Benin’s President Patrice Talon says the government and armed forces have thwarted an attempted coup in the West African nation and promised to punish those responsible. Talon’s announcement, aired on ...

Beninese President Patrice Talon's ruling bloc won a clean sweep in legislative elections, eliminating the opposition from parliament and cementing its grip on power ahead of presidential polls, ...

Two Nigerian Air Force jets intervened in the skies over Cotonou on Sunday afternoon, conducting several airstrikes. This unprecedented move from Benin's neighbour proved decisive in the swift defeat ...

For a few precarious hours on Sunday, Benin appeared on the brink of succumbing to the epidemic of putsches that has reshaped West Africa. A decade after neighbouring Burkina Faso witnessed the ...

COTONOU – Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the West African nation’s government and armed forces had thwarted a coup attempt by a group of soldiers and vowed to punish them. Talon’s ...

COTONOU, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Benin's political opposition has failed to win any seats in parliament, according to provisional election results released over the weekend, as two parties aligned with ...

Benin’s government Sunday reasserted control after a coup attempt against President Patrice Talon. Eight soldiers calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation appeared on state ...

COTONOU, Bénin — Two men close to Benin's president who were arrested last week on suspicions of plotting a coup in the small West African country were remanded in custody ahead of their trial, one of ...

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 ...

COTONOU, Bénin (AP) — Two men close to Benin’s president who were arrested last week on suspicions of plotting a coup in the small West African country were remanded in custody ahead of their trial, ...