[Premium Times] Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, and his Beninese counterpart, Olushegun Bakari, made this known at a ministerial briefing in Abuja.

[Leadership] Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has suggested that the country's intervention in Benin Republic should be the model whenever democracy is threatened in the sub-region or Africa at large but on the request of the auth...

[Premium Times] 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.

[Afropop] We're thinking Kings and Queens this week at Afropop. And while many might make the claim to be "Queen of Afropop" these days, it's hard to think of anyone with a better claim to that throne than Angelique Kidjo of Benin.

[Vanguard] Some civil society groups have faulted the hasty way and manner the National Assembly approved President Bola Tinubu's request to send Nigerian soldiers to Benin Republic, which recently experienced a military coup.

[This Day] Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), yesterday, declared support for President Bola Tinubu's intervention in Sunday's attempted coup in the Republic of Benin, saying his timely role prevented a major security threat to Nigeria. Chairman of NGF ...

[RFI] France has confirmed it provided surveillance, observation and logistical backing to Benin's armed forces during the weekend's attempted coup, stepping in at the request of the authorities in Cotonou as loyalist troops moved to regain control.

[Premium Times] The approval, granted through a voice vote shortly after the president's letter was read, comes as Nigerian Air Force personnel had already been deployed at the request of Beninese authorities.

[Premium Times] President Tinubu's request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary on Tuesday.

[African Union] The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1316th meeting, held on 7 December 2025, considered the emergency situation in the Republic of Benin.

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[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the approval of the Senate for the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin to support for a peace mission following an attempted coup in the neighbouring country.

[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has formally requested Senate approval for the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin to support a peace mission following an attempted unconstitutional takeover of power in the neighbouring West Afr...

[The Conversation Africa] 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's neighbours.

[Premium Times] Mr Pascal, who is a lieutenant colonel, was declared wanted alongside two other soldiers.

[RFI] France has condemned the attempted coup Benin and has called on its nationals in the country to stay alert, as Benin's President Patrice Talon confirmed that the coup had been thwarted and the situation was "totally under control".

[Premium Times] ECOWAS said it had decided to deploy the standby force following wide consultations with its Heads of State and Government.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained its role in the regional response to an attempted coup in the Benin Republic, following unrest that was reported on Sunday.

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[RFI] Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President Patrice Talon's entourage said he was safe while the regular army said it had regained control.

[Leadership] The Nigeria's Governors Forum (NGF) has described President Bola Tinubu's deployment of Nigeria's military assets to swiftly contain and reverse the coup attempt in Benin Republic as an exercise in the best interest of Nigeria.

[Leadership] Authorities in Benin Republic have declared three military officers wanted in connection with the Sunday's failed coup attempt aimed at toppling President Patrice Talon-led government.

[People's Dispatch] After restoring the France-backed regime of Patrice Talon following a coup, foreign troops have remained in Benin, maintaining control over the Presidential residence and several key government buildings.

[allAfrica] Beninese soldiers appeared on public television early Sunday morning to announce that they had "removed from office" Patrice Talon, the head of state.

[Leadership] Benin Republic's President Patrice Talon, on Sunday, vowed that the perpetrators of the failed coup attempt will not go unpunished.

[Nile Post] Heavy and light gunfire rocked central Cotonou on Saturday as soldiers loyal to Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri seized the national television station and declared a coup against President Patrice Talon, who has led Benin since April 2016...

[Vanguard] The African Union (AU) has condemned the recent attempted military takeover in the Republic of Benin, describing it as a direct attack on the country's democratic order.

[DW] Benin's government says it foiled a coup attempt by a group of soldiers who sought to "destabilize the state." ECOWAS has now deployed soldiers as President Patrice Talon says the situation is "totally under control."

[UNOWAS] The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel, Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, has followed with deep concern the events that occurred on Sunday, 7 December, in Benin, marked by an at...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Soldiers in Benin announced on national television on Sunday that they have seized power and ousted President Patrice Talon.