'Situation in Benin 'under control' after coup attempt'

10 months ago

The situation in Benin is “totally under control”, and citizens can return to their regular activities, President Patrice Talon said on Sunday following a coup attempt in the country. The president of the West African country addressed the nation through the state broadcaster Benin TV, and recalled that a “small group of soldiers… started a mutiny to attack republican institutions and destabilise