The president of Benin, Patrice Talon, spoke on TV to tell people that the country is safe. Earlier in the day, some soldiers tried to take control of the government. The army stopped the soldiers, and the president thanked the army for their help.

There were loud noises in the city of Cotonou. Some planes from Nigeria came to help stop the soldiers. The government arrested some people who tried to take power. The president said that people can go back to their normal lives.

Some people in Benin are not happy with the president. They say he does not help people in the north and that he makes life hard for some families. But the president says he will not let the people who tried to take power go unpunished. Other countries in Africa also said they do not support the soldiers who tried to take control.