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At the Council of Ministers, the Beninese government decided to carry out four Multi-Village Drinking Water Supply Systems (SAEPmV). This project, which reflects the executive’s determination to provide communities with drinking water, has been entrusted to a company according to…

The Godomey district police station (Atlantique department) carried out, from October 6 to 12, 2025, a large “crackdown” operation against crime. The toll is particularly heavy: 31 people arrested, five crime hotspots dismantled, as well as significant seizures of drugs…

In August 2025, tensions were at their peak between the Méouane town hall and Grande Côte Opérations (GCO), the Senegalese subsidiary of the French group Eramet. Mayor Cheikh Sall denounced what he called “serious shortcomings” in the mining company’s activities,…

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) examined, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, a case concerning alleged membership in a terrorist organization. At the dock, the defendant firmly denied the charges against him. According to the…

Work on the Vêdoko interchange has started, causing the partial closure of the route connecting stade de l’Amitié – Étoile Rouge. According to the Council of Ministers’ report, the works are intended to modernize this important urban junction, improve traffic…

The Honorable Soulé Sabi Moussa, former deputy of the 5th and 6th legislatures, is no more. The former parliamentarian passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2025, plunging Beninese political life into sadness. Soulé Sabi Moussa made his mark on national…

The Council of Ministers, meeting in ordinary session this Wednesday under the chairmanship of Head of State Patrice Talon, approved the recruitment of new trainee pedagogical advisers and trainee inspectors of secondary education for the year 2025. According to the…

A large consignment of war weapons was seized on Monday, October 13, 2025, in the commune of N’dali, in northern Benin. The operation, carried out by elements of the Borgou-Alibori anti-fraud service under the supervision of Colonel Rodrigue Alofa, intercepted…

A former director of an insurance brokerage company is accused of having misappropriated strategic data for the benefit of a new company she allegedly set up after her resignation. Tried on Monday, October 13, 2025 at the CRIET, she rejects…

The Beninese government announced, at the Council of Ministers on October 15, 2025, the recruitment of 350 staff to strengthen the pedagogical supervisory body. The objective is to close the gap in pedagogical advisers and secondary education inspectors in order…

The Catholic Church of Kenya unveiled this weekend a new altar wine, certified and reserved exclusively for religious use, replacing the former liturgical wine, which is now available in bars and supermarkets. The Catholic Church of Kenya has taken an…

An individual posing as a deputy police commissioner was arrested this week in Abomey-Calavi, in the Atlantique department. The man, dressed in an official uniform and displaying fake insignia, was extorting citizens and bar owners, according to several consistent witness…

A 69-year-old retiree died in Saint-Python, near Cambrai, after handling a shell at his home. A terrible accident occurred this Thursday morning in Saint-Python, a commune located not far from Cambrai, in northern France. A 69-year-old man died following the…

A public middle school principal in the Djakotomey commune, Couffo department, was arrested in Dogbo-Zaphi on suspicion of fraud against a Beninese person from the diaspora. According to sources close to the investigation, the suspect, a history and geography teacher,…

The younger brother of former Senegalese president Macky Sall, Aliou Sall, was taken into police custody this Friday at his home in Guédiawaye, together with his wife Aïssata Sall, as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering. According to…

The Beninese legal world has lost a leading figure. On Friday, October 10, 2025, Attorney Paul Kato Atita, a prominent lawyer, died in Porto-Novo. The announcement of his death was confirmed by several corroborating sources. According to initial reports, Attorney…

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) on Thursday sentenced a man to 50 months in prison for abducting a young girl, in collusion with a hairdresser. According to the case file, reported by Banouto, the…

The Second-Class Court of First Instance of Abomey-Calavi examined on Wednesday, October 8 a case of title usurpation and fraud involving a fake police commissioner. The accused, who posed as a high-ranking officer in the bars of Hèvié to extort…

On the eve of the opening of applications for the 2026 presidential election, the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) is hard at work. Of nearly 13,000 requests recorded, more than 12,000 tax clearances have already been issued, according to available…

Nigerian group Dangote Cement has officially launched its operations in Côte d’Ivoire. The presentation ceremony was held on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the Novotel Abidjan-Marcory, under the leadership of Serge Gbotta, Managing Director of Dangote Cement Côte d’Ivoire. Located…

In Sudan, at least 13 civilians were killed on Wednesday, October 8, in an attack on a mosque in the Abou Chouk neighborhood of El-Fasher, the last major city in Darfur still outside the full control of the Rapid Support…

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, sentenced a defendant found guilty of forging a decree of President Patrice Talon, in a case mixing online fraud and forgery of a public…

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) delivered its verdict in the case involving former Chief of Staff of the National Navy, Jean Léon Olatoundji. He was found guilty of “abuse of office” and sentenced to…

Burkinabe authorities announced the arrest of eight people, including a Malian, on alleged spying charges. The suspects, members of the NGO Inso, are accused of continuing to collect sensitive information on military operations despite the organization’s suspension since July 2025.…

More than 200 health centres in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing severe medicine shortages due to ongoing fighting and a lack of humanitarian funding, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Wednesday.…

A dramatic escape took place on the evening of Wednesday, October 8, at the Parakou courthouse. According to several witnesses reported by Fraternité fm, the incident occurred during a transfer between two departments. A moment of inattention reportedly allowed three…

A tragedy occurred in the commune of Abomey during the night of Tuesday, October 7 to Wednesday, October 8, 2025. A young man of about 25 years old was found dead in a cistern in the locality of Djimè. According…

At the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, the Beninese government approved an ambitious project to modernize the national funeral sector. The plan provides for the construction of a modern funeral center, a morgue, a crematorium and a…

A violent fire broke out around midday on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in a house located in the Casse Auto neighborhood, near the Général Mathieu Kérékou Friendship Stadium in Cotonou. Alerted by residents, firefighters quickly responded to the scene, supported…

The Malian government is trying to calm concerns about the fuel shortage affecting several regions of the country. According to authorities, the disruptions are temporary and should ease in the coming days. Following the Interministerial Committee for Crisis and Disaster…