COTONOU, Benin, Jan 11, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Beninese voters headed to the polls Sunday in crucial parliamentary and local ...

The Voodoo festival has become a real tourist magnet, attracting visitors from the continent and beyond every year.

Benin votes on Sunday in legislative and local elections that come just over a month after an attempted coup shook the commercial capital Cotonou. The vote follows weeks of campaigning and comes ahead ...

On the newly-renovated streets of Ouidah, thousands of Beninese and foreign tourists gathered this week to discover the ...

Do you know that Benin’s official capital is not its busiest or most modern city? It is tucked along the southeastern coastline near the Gulf of Guinea. The history of the city echoes through colonial ...

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 ...

President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned a failed attempt to overthrow Benin’s government. He spoke publicly for the first time after gunfire rattled parts of Cotonou, the country’s administrative ...

Wia dis foto come from, Ute Grabowsky via Getty images On Sunday, some soldiers storm one TV station for di Republic of Benin wia dem bin declare say dem don overthrow di civilian govment. But anoda ...

The government said it had thwarted the mutiny hours after a group of soldiers declared a takeover on national television. Benin’s president has appeared on television to reassure citizens of the West ...

FCT, Abuja - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that it carried out security operations in Benin Republic following an attempted military takeover aimed at toppling the democratic government ...

Cotonou (Benin) (AFP) – Benin's government said Sunday the government had thwarted an attempted coup, just hours after a group of soldiers announced on state television that they had ousted President ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Benin has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020. The military takeover lasted several hours on Sunday before officials ...