- Benin’s president condemns a foiled coup bid and says mutineers are ‘fleeing’ ABC News
- Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, president tells nation BBC
- Nigeria says it deployed troops to Benin to ‘dislodge coup plotters’ Al Jazeera
- Soldiers appear on television to announce apparent military coup in Benin CNN
- Troops and warplanes deployed in Benin after ‘failed coup attempt’ The Guardian