Cotonou: Benin's Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou walked away unharmed after the helicopter he was travelling in crash-landed in the north of the West African nation on Saturday.
It was not immediately known why Zinsou's helicopter made the forced landing in the town of Djougou, where he had been due to meet local people.
The helicopter crashed while landing at a stadium in the city of Djougou, a spokesman for Benin's interior ministry Leonce Houngbadji told the AFP news agency.
He said no-one in the helicopter was hurt.
Zinsou, a former private-equity executive, was appointed prime minister of Benin in June. He confirmed this month that he will stand for president as the candidate of the ruling Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE) party in elections next year.
QNA
