A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president.
President Talon says situation under control after soldiers went on state TV saying he had been removed from power.
At the request of Talon's government, Nigeria sent air force fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace to help dislodge the ...
At the request of Talon's government, Nigeria sent air force fighter jets to take over Benin's airspace to help dislodge the ...
Nigerian armed forces intervened in support of Benin’s defence and security forces to thwart the putsch attempt led by Lt.
President Patrice Talon condemns a failed coup in Benin after gunfire in Cotonou, as the army, backed by ECOWAS, restores ...
Benin thwarted an attempted coup after loyalist forces, backed by Nigerian and regional troops, regained control. President ...
Loyalist forces have regained control after a mutiny that threatened to drag the coastal nation into West Africa’s belt of ...
Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President ...
The coup attempt allegedly began in the early hours of Sunday, sources said, with an attack on President Patrice Talon’s ...
Benin Republic’s President Patrice Talon, on Sunday, vowed that the perpetrators of the failed coup attempt will not go ...
Patrice Talon has been trending on social media since Sunday, December 7. This is after he narrowly survived a dramatic and ...