Coup attempt in Benin was the latest in a string of military takeovers and attempted takeovers that have rocked West Africa.

The Deputy President of the Senate and the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has hailed ...

President Bola Tinubu has mentioned the country that requested Nigerian jets to strike Benin. He explained Nigeria's ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has authorised the immediate deployment of its Standby Force to the ...

Benin Republic's military says around a dozen soldiers have been arrested following an attempted coup, including the ...

Benin: What the coup attempt means for the country and its citizens. Also we take you inside one of the largest dog meat markets in Nigeria ...

Two senior military officials taken hostage during Sunday's attempted coup in Benin have been freed, a government source has ...

Nearly 1,000 people have been killed, and close to one million displaced, Indonesia has said a week after torrential rains ...

Two high-ranking Benin Republic army officers taken hostage during an attempted coup on Sunday were released early on Monday ...

By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Robbie Corey-Boulet LAGOS, Dec 8 - Nigerian fighter jets and ground troops moved on Monday to help ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Yousouf, has strongly condemned the 7 December attempted coup in Benin, describing it as a grave violation of AU principles and a case of ...