Cotonou: Benin’s government said on Sunday that it has regained control after a group of soldiers briefly appeared on national television claiming they had seized power and suspended state institutions.

Earlier in the day at least eight soldiers wearing military uniforms took over the state broadcaster and announced the creation of a body they called the Military Committee for Refoundation. The group said it had closed borders and dissolved the constitution. They argued that the action was necessary because the country was facing growing insecurity and that the government was neglecting soldiers who died in recent fighting in the northern region.

Government officials later confirmed that loyal forces were able to secure key state facilities and remove the group from the television sta

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