200 W.African troops aiding Benin in post-coup 'clean-up': foreign minister

A vendor arranges newspapers on a stall in Cotonou, on December 8, 2025. Benin's president said the "situation is completely under control" after the government thwarted an attempted coup. [AFP]

Some 200 Nigerian and Ivorian troops are in Benin as part of a security mission supporting the government after a weekend coup attempt, the country's foreign minister said Thursday.