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Accused of harassment and electronic fraud, the Beninese TikToker Florent Mahougnon Mèkponou learned his fate on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) sentenced him to a two-year suspended prison term and…

The Council of Ministers, meeting on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, has enacted a major change at the head of the Beninese Electric Power Company (SBEE). Hippolyte Ebagnitchie succeeds André-Marie Kaczmarek, who was appointed to this position in December 2023. This…

Le Conseil des ministres tenu ce mercredi 16 juillet 2025 a procédé à une série de nominations et de promotions au sein de la magistrature béninoise. Des magistrats ont été affectés ou promus dans plusieurs juridictions, tant ordinaires que spéciales.…

Two days before the municipal elections, Togolese authorities have decided to take strict security measures. A joint statement published this Tuesday by the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Customary Chieftainship, and the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection announced…

A 12-year-old child, kidnapped on the night of June 30 to July 1, 2025, in Malanville, in the Alibori department, was found safe and sound. He returned to his family home on Tuesday, July 8, after an operation carried out…

Daniel Edah, former presidential candidate and president of the political movement “We Will Do It,” spoke out this Wednesday via a public statement on the case of journalist Hugues Sossoukpè. Without commenting on the merits of the case or the…

The Ministry of Labor and Public Service has released the list of selected candidates who will participate in the recruitment competition for 172 state officials for the benefit of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. In an official statement, it…

The driver of the corn-loaded truck, involved in the fatal accident on June 27, 2025, in Abomey-Calavi, appeared in court this Tuesday, July 15. He attributed the tragedy to a sudden malfunction of his vehicle’s brakes. In front of the…

The Exams and Competitions Department of the Ministry of Early Childhood and Primary Education released the results of the special sick student’s session for the Primary Studies Certificate (CEP) on July 11, 2025. The 2025 CEP sick student’s session officially…

A tragedy has struck the town of Matéri this Tuesday, July 15, 2025. The lifeless body of a young man was found hanging from a tree in the immediate vicinity of General Education College 1 (CEG 1), according to information…

The National Agency for Identification (ANIP) and the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) took a major step forward in the preparation for the 2026 general elections in Benin, this Monday, July 14, 2025. In accordance with the electoral law, the…

The Republican Police conducted an operation this Monday in the village of Dahoué, Couffo department, putting an end to the actions of an individual who was actively wanted for multiple acts of serious crime. According to information reported by Le…

A tragic event took place on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in the district of Ottola, located in the town of Savalou, department of Collines. A woman in her thirties was found dead in her vegetable field, about 15 kilometers from…

Pan-African activist Shadrac Watowédé Houngnibo appeared this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET). As the national coordinator of the NGO Pan-African Urgencies founded by Kemi Seba, the activist is facing…

The Beninese journalist and web activist, Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè, now knows the allegations against him. Following his hearing on Monday, July 14, 2025, before the Instruction Commission of the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET), several…

The Beninese journalist, Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, who was arrested in Abidjan on Thursday, July 10, 2025, and then extradited to Cotonou, appeared on Monday, July 14, 2025, before the Court of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET). The Liberties Chamber decided…

The Beninese journalist and web activist, Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè, was officially placed under detention order on Monday, July 14, 2025, by the Court of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET). His detention came after his hearing before the Commission on Freedoms…

The National Digital Investigation Center (CNIN) has apprehended the promoters of the TikTok account “Abortion 2290”. The news was shared to the public through a post on their Facebook page this Monday. After their arrest, these individuals who were promoting…

The Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, arrested in Abidjan and extradited to Benin, appeared this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the judge of detention and freedoms at the CRIET. Represented by a team of seven international lawyers, in court on…

Journalist and web activist Hugues Sossoukpè stood before the Commission for Freedom and Detention of the Court of Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism for a new hearing this Monday, July 14th. In response to this hearing, Attorney Barnabé Gbago…

As the Beninese journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè is presented this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the special prosecutor of the CRIET, the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed its indignation at the circumstances of his arrest. In a statement…

Beninese journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè, a political refugee in Togo since 2021, was arrested in Ivory Coast where he was officially invited for a professional mission. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns an arrest it considers illegal and calls for his…

As debates on same-sex marriage increase around the world, Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara has clearly expressed his opposition to any form of legalization of union between individuals of the same sex in Ivory Coast. Citing traditions and national laws, the…

In just three years, Salami Chabi Sika has managed to establish himself as a major player in the ornamental stones industry in Benin and the sub-region. Through his agency Accès Service and the platform pierre-benin.com, he promotes local mineral resources…

The Minister of Labor and Public Service, Adidjatou Mathys, has provided important details about the requirements for administrative regularization of State employees who undergo training. In an official announcement dated Friday, July 11, 2025, she highlighted that continuing education and…

The results of the second part of the Baccalaureate exam (BAC II) June 2025 session, will be announced on Monday, July 14, starting at 7:30 AM at the written centers. The Ministry of Higher Education also details how to consult…

The Ministry of Early and Primary Education has issued an urgent call to nineteen dismissed teachers, inviting them to report to their respective departmental offices as soon as possible. This measure, announced through a statement signed by Minister Salimane Karimou…

The Benin journalist, Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè was arrested in Ivory Coast on Thursday, July 10, 2025, while he was attending a digital forum in Abidjan. Extradited to Benin, he is now in temporary detention as part of an arrest warrant…

The Albarika neighborhood, in the first district of Parakou, was shaken this Thursday, July 10, 2025, by a heart-wrenching tragedy. A barely two-year-old child tragically lost his life after accidentally falling into an unsecured well. According to initial eyewitness accounts…

The officers of the Paouignan district police station, in the municipality of Dassa-Zoumè, have arrested a man who has been actively sought for over a year for a crime of rare cruelty. According to police authorities, the suspect allegedly used…