{Benin’s Prime Minister walked away unscathed after the helicopter in which he was travelling crashed in the country’s northwest, his daughter said.}<\/p>\n
It is unclear why the helicopter carrying Lionel Zinsou crash-landed in a stadium.<\/p>\n
“My father is fine. There were no victims in the helicopter accident in Djougou,” Marie-Cecile Zinsou tweeted.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Mr Zinsou confirmed he would run as a candidate in Benin’s 2016 presidential elections.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
He said no-one in the helicopter was hurt.<\/p>\n
Mr Zinsou, a former private-equity executive, was appointed prime minister of Benin in June.<\/p>\n
He has said he will run for president in February’s election as a candidate of the ruling Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE) party.<\/p>\n
Reuters reported in early December that Mr Zinsou’s announcement put an end to speculation Benin’s president Thomas Boni Yayi was seeking a third term.<\/p>\n
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