Benin's President Patrice Talon attends a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, May 23, 2024.

A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of "conspiring against the authority of the state". In 2021, opposition ...

Benin President Patrice Talon said Niger has not responded to his country's concerns and his Nigerien counterpart did not meet with Benin's mining minister on a visit this week amid a dispute ...

Benin’s newly elected President Patrice Talon arrives with his wife, Claudine Gbenagnon, at his swearing-in ceremony in Cotonou, Benin. (Charles Placide Tossou/Reuters) By Claire Adida.

COTONOU, Bénin (AP) — Two men close to Benin’s president who were arrested last week on suspicions of plotting a coup in the small West African country were remanded in custody ahead of their ...