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Back to school: Public education remains free up to the baccalaureate in Togo
As the 2025-2026 academic year approaches, the Togolese government reminds that public education remains free from kindergarten through high school. In a statement made public on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the Ministry of Communication, Media, and Culture wanted to clarify… -
Benin: Trade Unions Advocate for the Refund of AME
The situation of the Teaching Profession Aspirants (AME) remains at the heart of the concerns of the trade unions. Gathered in front of the media on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the general secretaries of three major centers, Anselme Amoussou (CSA-Benin),… -
Benin – National Pedagogical Day: teachers and AME expected on September 10th
In preparation for the 2025-2026 school year, the Ministry of Kindergarten and Primary Education is organizing a pedagogical day of reflection and consultation across the nation on September 10, 2025. In a communique dated August 20, 2025, Minister Salimane Karimou… -
Thio Tragedy: 26 victims of the STM bus buried in Savè
The tragedy that occurred on the night of August 16 to 17, 2025, on the Ouémé River bridge in Thio, continues to plunge many families into mourning. According to Le Matinal, twenty-six victims of the STM bus accident were buried… -
Zangnanando: Water level exceeds critical threshold, several localities underwater
The Operational Monitoring Cell for flood management has announced that the water level has reached 885 cm, 35 cm above the critical threshold set at 850 cm. The districts of Kpédékpo and Dovi are among the hardest hit. Flooding from… -
Benin: two friends in custody after mutually accusing each other of theft
An astonishing case is stirring up the localities of Kpomassè and Tovè. Two long-time friends, once inseparable, are now held in custody after mutually accusing each other of theft. According to the facts reported by the republican police on this… -
Houègbo: arrest of a robber, three accomplices on the run
The Houègbo district police station conducted, on the night of Tuesday, August 19 to Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the apprehension of a suspect for armed robbery. It all started with an alert given by a motorcycle taxi driver, a victim… -
Benin: a cybercrime network dismantled in Ouèdo
The Ouèdo district police station dealt a heavy blow to cybercrime on Tuesday, August 19, 2024. Thanks to an operation, two individuals suspected of online fraud were apprehended and taken into custody. They will be transferred to the National Center… -
Unexpected raid by the ANM at Dantokpa: surprise checks bear fruit
The National Metrology Agency (ANM) tirelessly continues its mission to protect consumers. Following the inspections carried out last week at several gas stations in Comè and Lokossa, ANM agents carried out a surprise visit to the Dantokpa market in Cotonou… -
Cotonou: official launch of compensation for the East bank occupants
Patrice Talon’s government takes a decisive step in the process of freeing the lagoon banks of Cotonou. After several months of waiting, the process of compensating local residents officially begins, with a solemn ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2025.… -
Benin – Drama on the Ouémé River in Glazoué: A Chadian family has no news of their missing daughter
The tragedy of Glazoué continues to leave families in anguish. In Chad, the relatives of Tchenda Carine, a young woman of 22 to 23 years old, have not heard from her since the bus accident of the STM company, which… -
Benin – Glazoué Tragedy: 35 Nigeriens Among the 43 Victims, Six Nationalities Affected
The tragic accident at Thio Bridge, which occurred in the town of Glazoué, has taken a cross-border dimension with victims from six different nationalities. According to the Beninese Agency for Civil Protection (ABPC), 38 bodies have already been returned to… -
Benin – Ouémé River Tragedy: one more body found, confusion continues
Search operations in the Ouémé River, following the tragedy in Glazoué, have thrown up a significant surprise. While the passenger list indicated that six victims were still to be recovered, divers finally surfaced with seven on Thursday, August 21, 2025.… -
Benin: ANIP launches a one-stop birth declaration and registration service in maternity wards
Beninese parents will no longer need to visit the city hall to report the birth of their child. On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the National Agency for Personal Identification (ANIP) launched the pilot phase of the single window for declaration… -
Benin – The stolen thief: two friends arrested for cross thefts
Two friends were arrested and taken into custody after stealing a cell phone and a motorcycle from one another between Kpomassè and Tovè. All it started from the night of Monday, August 18, 2025. Invited at his friend’s house in… -
Death of Razack Omotoyossi: The Beninese Football Federation reacts
The Beninese Football Federation (FBF) confirmed on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the death of former Beninese international Razack Omotoyossi. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Claude Paqui, the FBF and its Executive Committee expressed “deep pain” at the death… -
Benin – Glazoué Tragedy: start of identification of bodies recovered from the Ouémé River
The identification of the victims from the tragic bus accident that occurred on the night of August 16 to 17, 2025, in Glazoué started this Tuesday, August 19, at the Savè zone hospital. Distressed families are flocking to the morgue… -
Malanville: a passenger apprehended with 790 cartons of tramadol on board a bus
During the night of Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18, 2025, the police of the Malanville district made a major seizure of illegal products. According to the information published on the digital channels of the Republican Police, an individual… -
Benin: a well digger dies in an accident on a construction site in Bohicon
A tragedy occurred on the afternoon of Friday, August 15, 2025, around 3 p.m., in the Avogbanna-Gbéto district, municipality of Bohicon. Two well-diggers, S. Boniface and H. Epiphane, were hard at work on a plot of land when a tragic… -
Glazoué Accident: STM Company expresses its compassion and calls for unity in prayer
Two days after the tragedy that occurred on the night of Saturday, August 16 to Sunday, August 17, 2025 in Glazoué, the public transport company STM, owner of the crashed bus, reacted through a statement published on Monday, August 18,… -
Benin: Prospective teachers called to confirm their availability for 2025-2026
The Ministry of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education (MSTVE) published, on August 18, 2025, a notice inviting the deployed aspirants who have served until the end of the academic year 2024-2025 to confirm their availability for the academic year 2025-2026.… -
Borgou: Over 570 kg of counterfeit drugs intercepted at Tchikandou
On the night of August 12 to 13, 2025, around 4 a.m., a team from the Tchikandou border police station, in the Borgou department, thwarted a major smuggling operation. A convoy of six motorcycles heavily loaded with banned goods, including… -
Benin: postponement of the Constitutional Court hearings of August 19 and 21, 2025
The Constitutional Court of Benin has announced the postponement of the preparatory and plenary hearings initially scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, and Thursday, August 21, 2025. This decision comes due to an impediment of the Court, according to an official… -
Cotonou: a suspicious package leads to the arrest of two alleged traffickers
In the fight against transnational illicit trafficking, the increased vigilance of transport agents has once again paid off. On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, a suspicious package was discovered in a traveler’s luggage at a bus station of a travel company… -
Benin: A new regulatory framework for labor placement companies
The Benin government takes a new step in structuring the labor market. With the enactment of decree n°009/MTFP/DC/SGM/DGT/DRPDS/SMO/SA of April 11, 2025, signed by the Minister of Labor, Adidjatou Mathys, the approval conditions for opening and operating labor placement agencies… -
Benin – Glazoué Tragedy: 23 bodies recovered, 21 passengers still missing
A serious traffic accident occurred between the night of Saturday, August 16th to Sunday, August 17th, 2025 on the Thio bridge in the town of Glazoué. A bus coming from Lomé and heading to Niamey, with 54 passengers on board,… -
Benin – Glazoué Tragedy: the bus completely recovered from the Ouémé River
Rescue operations on Monday, August 18, 2025, managed to recover a Malian coach that fell into the Ouémé River in the Glazoué commune. The disaster, which occurred on the night between Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17, left 9… -
Benin – Music: Nikanor Denounces “Dishonest Distributors” and Promises to Reveal Their Names
This Monday, August 18, 2025, in a post on his Facebook page, the Beninese singer Nikanor accuses certain distributors of exploiting musicians by making them sign “fake contracts” and withholding the earnings that are rightfully theirs. He announces that he… -
Benin – Glazoué Tragedy: Search Resumed to Retrieve the Bus and Find the Missing
The tragedy that occurred during the night from Saturday, August 16, to Sunday, August 17, 2025, on the Thio bridge, municipality of Glazoué, continues to mobilize the authorities in Benin. An international transport bus, registered in Mali, plunged into the… -
Benin – Glazoué Tragedy: The Democrats Party Expresses Its Dismay and Makes Recommendations
A serious accident that occurred on the night of August 16 to 17, 2025, on the Ouémé river bridge in Glazoué, claimed several lives of passengers from a Malian bus. In the face of this tragedy, the Democrats Party expresses…
