Nigeria's fading influence leaves West Africa vulnerable as coups rise and foreign actors step in. Countries like Chad, Mali, ...

The coup attempt against Patrice Talon was thwarted with Nigerian military support, theoretical under the aegis of ECOWAS. It ...

Discover why Nigeria's intervention in Benin Republic was critical for regional stability and defending democracy after a ...

Nigeria's president says he sent fighter jets, troops to Benin to help quell a coup attempt by mutinous soldiers.

The Republic of Niger was captured by Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani in 2023. These three countries exited the Economic Community ...

Nigeria’s military sent fighter jets and ground forces into neighboring Benin to support President Patrice Talon, after a ...

The government of Benin Republic has confirmed that it requested Nigeria’s military intervention to stop what it warned could ...

ABUJA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Nigeria's ‌Senate ​on Tuesday gave ‌its approval for President Bola Tinubu's deployment of ​troops ...

Nigerian fighter jets carried out airstrikes to thwart a coup bid in Benin in which mutinying soldiers tried to seize ...

Amid limited manpower and ongoing internal security challenges, Nigeria is moving ahead with plans to deploy troops to Benin ...

How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 13:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. Nigeria host Benin in the final matchday of the FIFA World Cup 2026 ...

By MacDonald Dzirutwe, Robbie Corey-Boulet and Pulcherie Adjoha COTONOU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Nigerian fighter jets carried out ...