"Turkey’s president is learning the hard way that nationalist posturing makes for bad foreign policy," writes Bobby Ghosh ...

Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early December 2025. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and West Africa since 2020, this bid triggered a military response from ...

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) ...

Business activity is returning to Benin following a coup attempt against President Patrice Talon. Iran reacts to Trump administration seizing Venezuelan oil tanker Doorbell camera captures moment of ...

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 ...

Carnegie Mellon University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early December 2025. However, unlike other coups across the ...

Nigeria launches rare military intervention abroad Mutinying soldiers tried to seize Benin President Talon Nigeria sees neighbour Benin as key to security and economy COTONOU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - ...

Two Nigerian Air Force jets intervened in the skies over Cotonou on Sunday afternoon, conducting several airstrikes. This unprecedented move from Benin's neighbour proved decisive in the swift defeat ...

Nigeria’s military sent fighter jets and ground forces into neighboring Benin to support President Patrice Talon, after a group of soldiers attempted to seize control of the West African nation. The ...

Soldiers briefly declared a military coup in Benin Sunday, but the government swiftly regained control, marking another episode in a rising wave of attempted coups in the region. A group of soldiers ...

Benin’s government Sunday reasserted control after a coup attempt against President Patrice Talon. Eight soldiers calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation appeared on state ...

FILE - Benin's President Patrice Talon attends a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres ...