By Robbie Corey-Boulet DAKAR, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The alleged leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in ...

A spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested. The West African country’s president, who was not seen for ...

Earlier Sunday, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent ...

The soldiers, calling themselves the Committee for Refoundation, stormed the national television station Sunday morning. Led ...

By MacDonald Dzirutwe, Robbie Corey-Boulet and Pulcherie Adjoha COTONOU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Nigerian fighter jets carried out ...

Soldiers told viewers Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri had been appointed president of the group.

Coup leader Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri is on the run, while the others are believed to have escaped into the countryside ...

The government of Benin said Sunday that it had foiled a coup attempt by members of its military.

A group of soldiers had appeared on Benin‘s state TV Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup ...

Plotters misjudged the national mood and Benin's neighbours learnt from past errors, says analyst Paul Melly.