Benin's government says it foiled a coup attempt by a group of soldiers who sought to "destabilize the state." ECOWAS has now ...

DAKAR, Senegal — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved ...

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

Though MOWAA's planned opening was marred by protests, another festival carried on anyway.

Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp.

Several people were confirmed dead and others are still being held hostage after a coup attempt was foiled in Benin. The lead ...