The coup attempt against Patrice Talon was thwarted with Nigerian military support, theoretical under the aegis of ECOWAS. It ...

ECOWAS has deployed its regional standby force to Benin after a failed coup attempt briefly saw mutineers claim power in ...

Within hours, loyalist forces regained control of key installations, including the state broadcaster, and arrested at least ...

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

The Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG) has warned that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) risks reinforcing President Patrice Talon’s authority as political tensions escalate in ...

COTONOU, Benin — A coup that was announced in Benin has been “foiled,” the interior minister said Sunday in a video on ...

Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the West African nation's government and armed forces had thwarted a coup ...

ECOWAS has deployed its regional standby force to Benin after a failed coup attempt briefly saw mutineers claim power in ...

Ghana has initiated processes to deploy its contingent to the ECOWAS Standby Force mission in Benin, following an attempted coup d’état in the country on Sunday, JoyNews has learned.

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 ...

COTONOU, Benin -- A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin ’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa. The group, which called ...

The Economic Community of West African States has ordered the deployment of military troops from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast to Benin Republic. ECOWAS said the measure is aimed at ...