France helped the authorities in Benin thwart a coup attempt at the weekend, an aide to President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, revealing a French role in a regional effort that foiled the latest bid ...

Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, are in Benin to support the government following Sunday's failed coup, Benin's foreign minister says. The attempt was foiled after ...

When Benin's government over the weekend fought back a coup attempt, they had unlikely help: troops and air strikes from neighbouring countries. West Africa has seen a series of coups over the past ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Benin has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020. The military takeover lasted several hours on Sunday before officials ...

In the early hours of December 7th, a group of officers calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation appeared on Benin’s state television to announce the removal of the country’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When armed soldiers in the small West African nation of Benin appeared on national television on December 7 to announce they had ...

Benin went through critical times when a group of military officers attempted to overthrow the government and announce, via state television, the dissolution of the country’s institutions. The coup ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of ...