An archaeologist shows a group of visitors around excavations at the heart of Benin City in Nigeria, in an area that was once part of the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom. When visitors arrive at ...

FILE - Soldiers ride in a military vehicle along a street amid an attempted coup in Cotonou Benin, Sunday Dec. 6, 2025. Canada's Florida boycott 'taking effect' on Donald Trump—Doug Ford This hockey ...

Cotonou, Benin – The Dantokpa market in Cotonou is once again a whirlwind of activity, just days after a failed bid to topple the Beninese government. Pedestrians and cart pushers jostle in the narrow ...

Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri, the alleged ringleader of the attempted coup against President Patrice Talon in Benin, remains at large. While security forces arrested a dozen suspects and inflicted ...

DAKAR, Dec 10 - The alleged leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in neighbouring Togo, two Beninese government officials told Reuters on Wednesday, demanding his immediate extradition. A ...

Benin demands extradition of alleged coup attempt ringleader Takeover failed after Nigeria intervened with French support Benin President Talon has vowed to punish perpetrators DAKAR, Dec 10 (Reuters) ...

It was a tumultuous weekend in Benin, a tiny, West African nation that shares a more than 800-kilometer border with regional giant, Nigeria. On Sunday, December 7, as a coup attempt was underway in ...

From the first hours of the coup attempt in Benin, the French president was informed of the developing situation. According to our information, Emmanuel Macron told his Beninese counterpart, Patrice ...

The failed coup was the latest in a string of military coups and coup attempts across West Africa, fuelling growing concerns that democratic governance in the region is under increasing threat. The ...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has lauded President Bola Tinubu for his decisive military intervention in Benin Republic following a failed coup attempt, describing the action as vital for Nigeria’s ...