This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Soldiers led by Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri announced on state television Sunday that President Patrice Talon had been ...

A senior government official in Benin has told the BBC that the leader of Sunday's failed coup is taking refuge in neighbouring Togo. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said that the ...

Several people were confirmed dead and others are still being held hostage after a coup attempt was foiled in Benin. The lead mutineer is still reported to be on the run.The government of Benin ...

Benin Republic President Patrice Talon has called on neighbouring countries to cooperate in the arrest and extradition of Colonel Pascal Tigri and other suspects linked to a foiled coup attempt, after ...

Benin President Patrice Talon said Thursday that the bulk of the army did not back a recent foiled coup bid whose leaders recruited young trainee soldiers. "No significant segment of the army joined" ...

The officials also disclosed that the government is aware of Mr Tigri's current location and plans to submit a request for Mr Tigri's extradition. The army officer who led the coup in the Republic of ...

A coup attempt by “a small group of soldiers” has been foiled, Beninese Interior Minister Alassane Seidou said on Sunday on national television, urging citizens to carry on with their daily activities ...

A security analyst for East and West Africa, Brant Philip, has claimed that the alleged leader of the failed coup attempt in Benin Republic, Lt. Colonel Pascal Tigri, has fled across the border to ...