Tag: Benin
Afcon 2025: Benin 1-0 Botswana – Yohan Roche eans Cheetahs first-ever win
Benin earned their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) win as Yohan Roche's deflected first-half strike sealed their first points…
A coup too far: Why Benin’s rebel soldiers failed where others in the region succeeded
Had last week's coup attempt in Benin been successful, it would have become the ninth to take hold in the…
Benin coup leader Tigri escapes custody, sparks regional diplomatic tensions
Mr Richard Kumadoe, fraud and security analyst, has warned that the escape of Benin coup leader Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri could deepen…
About 200 West African soldiers in Benin for ‘clean-up’ after failed coup
Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, are in Benin to support the government following Sunday's…
Benin coup plot leader hiding in Togo, official tells BBC
A senior government official in Benin has told the BBC that the leader of Sunday's failed coup is taking refuge…
Hunt under way for Benin coup plotters as two hostages reportedly freed
Two senior military officials taken hostage during Sunday's attempted coup in Benin have been freed, a government source has told…