Nigeria has deployed fighter jets and ground troops to assist Benin after a coup attempt threatened stability. It's Nigeria's first foreign military intervention in almost a decade, aiming to prevent a hostile regime in Benin which shares a significant border and trade ties with Nigeria.

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 soldiers attempted to overthrow the government of the West African nation.

Security forces in Benin are searching for the soldiers who tried to seize power on Sunday morning, with the president saying they have taken an unknown number of hostages.

The Presidency has described Nigeria’s swift response to the attempted coup in the Republic of Benin as a demonstration of President Bola Tinubu’s leadership and commitment to peace, stability, and constitutional order across West Africa.

Benin thwarted an attempted coup after loyalist forces, backed by Nigerian and regional troops, regained control. President Patrice Talon said the situation was under control as arrests followed.

The government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has condemned the attempted seizure of power in the Republic of Benin after a

A coup attempt in the Republic of Benin was thwarted on Sunday with the backing of the Nigerian armed forces, following an urgent request from President Patrice Talon. Presidency officials told Premium Times that President Bola Tinubu authorised the Nigerian Air Force to take control of Benin’s airspace and help dislodge the mutineers who had

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has carried out airstrikes on fleeing coup plotters in Benin Republic, Zagazola Makama is reporting.