A third man, Rock Nieri, Boko’s brother-in-law who is on the run, was sentenced in absentia on the same charges. While Benin has been among the most stable democracies in Africa, opposition ...

Two men close to Benin's president were sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the West African country. Olivier Boko ...

A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of "conspiring against the authority of the state". Neither Olivier Boko ...

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African country.

A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of "conspiring against the authority of the state". Neither Olivier Boko, an ...

Neither Olivier Boko, an influential businessman long considered to be Talon's right-hand man, nor former sports minister Oswald Homeky had lawyers representing them at the trial's conclusion.