Africa

Benin coup attempt: President Talon addresses nation, says situation 'completely under control'

Benin's president said on Sunday that the "situation is completely under control" in his country aft

Nigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren: sources, local media

Nigeria's government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were abducted last month in N

AU chief urges coup-plotting Beninese soldiers to 'return to barracks without delay'

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Yousouf has condemned the attempted coup

Congolese army claims Rwanda, M23 bombing eastern DRC, but Kigali terms allegations 'ridiculous'

The Congolese military accused the Rwandan army and M23 rebels of launching deadly bombs from Rwanda

Benin government says coup attempt 'foiled'

Benin's government on Sunday said that it had thwarted an attempted coup, after a group of soldiers

Benin arrests 14 people over coup attempt

Fourteen people have been arrested in connection with the failed coup attempt in Benin on Sunday, th