Soldiers in Benin say they have seized power from President Talon [View all]

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Source: BBC

The soldiers also announced a suspension of the constitution, the closure of all land borders as well as the country's airspace.

But officials close to the president say he is fine and that the small group of soldiers at the TV station did not have the backing of the regular army.

"The situation is under control. A large part of the army is still loyalist - and we are taking over the situation," Foreign Minister Shegun Adjadi Bakari told Reuters news agency.
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Benin has been regarded as one of Africa's more stable democracies. It is the continent's largest cotton producers, but ranks among the world's poorest countries.

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