Benin Says Willing To Give Bozize Asylum

Benin is willing to grant asylum to ousted president Francois Bozize of the Central African Republic, Foreign Minister Nassirou Bako-Arifari said on Thursday in Bangui.
"Benin was asked [by central African heads of state] and if the president [Bozize] officially makes a request, Benin will follow up on the request of the member states of ECCAS [Economic Community of West African States]," the minister told AFP.