Benin Stories
Eight African countries are now under military rule, forming a ‘coup belt’ across the Sahel. Experts explain the drivers, vulnerable states and how sw...
Benin authorities arrested Chabi Yayi, son of former president Thomas Boni Yayi, in Cotonou after a foiled coup. His party calls the pre-dawn detentio...
The juntas in both Burkina Faso and Niger cited political defects of their elected, if somewhat ineffective, governments. But they mainly blamed their...
According to senior Beninese officials who spoke to Reuters, Tigri and four other soldiers are hiding in Lome's Lome 2 neighbourhood, which also house...
Soldiers tried to seize Benin’s state broadcaster in a failed coup, citing security and political grievances. The mutiny was crushed, but analysts war...
The Benin incident is the latest in a series of attempted power grabs across West Africa, often triggered by contested elections, constitutional dispu...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu confirms troops were sent to Benin at the government’s request after a failed coup, as ECOWAS deploys a regional force...
Troops drawn from Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone will be deployed to assist Benin's authorities in safeguarding constitutional order a...
Benin’s government says it foiled an attempted coup in Cotonou after soldiers briefly claimed to oust President Patrice Talon, highlighting growing in...
A series of coups and attempts has reshaped politics across Africa, toppling leaders, testing militaries and raising regional stability concerns.
The African Union has condemned a failed coup attempt in Benin, led by Lt-Col Pascal Tigri, backing President Patrice Talon and urging an immediate re...
Authorities have urged citizens to remain calm as operations continue to stabilise the capital following the failed coup attempt.
Identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation, the soldiers declared on Sunday that they had removed the president and disbanded a...
The century-old crowns, shields and paintings were handed over to Addis Ababa University in a milestone cultural restitution.
The newly created Senate will include at least 25 members, drawn from sitting MPs, presidential appointees, and ex officio members such as former pres...
The waiver, however, excludes those on diplomatic or consular postings. Holders of diplomatic, official, service, or ordinary passports assigned to su...
Groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda are committed to the establishment of these states, denouncing democratic governance.
Despite Benin's planned deployment of a bigger force, it is expected that the mission will still be led by Kenya, which is appealing a court decision...
