Benin Army Lieutenant hijacks state TV station and declares himself president

A group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state TV claiming that President Patrice Talon has been overthrown

A group of soldiers’ coup in Benin after storming a state TV station has reportedly been thwarted.

Benin’s interior minister, Alassane Seidou, said: ‘A small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilising the country and its institutions.

‘Faced with this situation, the Beninese Armed Forces and their leadership maintained control of the situation and...