- Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, President Talon tells nation BBC
- Nigeria says it deployed troops to Benin to ‘dislodge coup plotters’ Al Jazeera
- Troops and warplanes deployed in Benin after ‘failed coup attempt’ The Guardian
- Benin is the latest African country to experience a coup. Here is a look at other military takeovers ABC News
- Benin’s interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled CNN