The presidency of the Republic of Benin has assured the nation that President Patrice Talon remains unharmed and that loyalist forces are swiftly restoring order following an attempted coup by a faction of disgruntled soldiers.
The upheaval unfolded in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, when a group of at least eight military personnel, some donning helmets, seized the state television station in Cotonou, Benin’s commercial capital..Full content / Read original.