Olivier Boko , a businessman and long-time friend of President Patrice Talon , and Oswald Homeky , a former sports minister, were found guilty of "conspiracy against state security" and "corruption of a public official" by the financial crimes and terrorism court in the capital, Cotonou.

Two men close to Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup in the small West African country.