Aoiri Obaigbo, a distinguished alumnus of the University of Benin, Benin City (UniBen), couldn't have captured the quintessential Professor Adamu Baikie better on his Facebook account: 'We no go gree ...

Benin jailed 30 people, mostly soldiers, after a failed coup against President Patrice Talon, with charges of treason, murder ...

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 ...

As normalcy returns to Benin Republic, the attempted coup raises lingering questions about political tensions within the country. On December 7th, 2025, a small group of soldiers in the Republic of ...

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 ...

A short-lived coup in Benin left “casualties on both sides” of the government forces and the mutinous soldiers, authorities said on Monday, as security forces intensified the search for the coup ...

The failed coup in Benin on Sunday, repelled with Nigerian intelligence support, has renewed concerns over the fragility of West Africa’s trade routes, with analysts warning that any instability next ...

Benin, a model for democracy in West Africa, experienced an unsettling coup attempt. With elections set for April 2026, an uneasy question remains: How could Benin ...

Benin’s president said on Sunday (December 7, 2025) that the “situation is completely under control” in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers, as ...