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56% of French people support cutting social benefits, says new poll
A majority of French citizens believe that reducing social benefits is necessary to address the countryโs budget deficit, according to a new survey conducted by the CSA Institute for the television channel CNews. The poll reveals that 56% of respondents… -
Ghana: 219 rescued from major human trafficking and cybercrime ring
In Ghana, a large-scale human trafficking and cybercrime network was dismantled by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Oyarifa. During a major operation, EOCO agents rescued 219 individualsโmostly young people from West Africaโwho had been trapped by a… -
Burkina Faso: UN reports over 2,400 grave child rights violations
More than 2,400 serious child rights violations were recorded in Burkina Faso between 2022 and 2024, according to a new United Nations report. The investigation, published this week and cited by APA on Friday, reveals the alarming impact of the… -
Nigeria: young girl killed by vehicle in First Lady’s motorcade
A tragic incident occurred on Thursday, April 17, in Akure, Ondo State, during the official visit of Nigeriaโs First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. A seven-year-old girl, Saratu Lawal, lost her life after being struck by a vehicle from the presidential… -
Tunisia: 164 Guineans voluntarily repatriated after their migration journey
On Thursday, April 17, 2025, a total of 164 Guinean nationals were repatriated from Tunisia as part of a voluntary return program coordinated with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), according to the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) agency. This repatriation… -
Cameroon: 70 kg of drugs hidden in air compressors intercepted at the airport
Cameroonian customs authorities seized 70 kilograms of drugs at Douala International Airport on Tuesday, according to an official statement dated April 16 and signed by Minister Delegate for Finance, Yaouba Abdoulaye. According to customs services, the value of the illegal… -
United Kingdom: Supreme Court rules in favor of biological sex in legal definition of “woman”
The UK Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on Wednesday, April 16, regarding gender. The court ruled that, under the law, a woman is defined as a person born biologically female, thereby excluding transgender individuals from the legal definition. In… -
Why did Donald Trump freeze $2.2 billion in funding for Harvard University?
An unprecedented standoff is unfolding between the prestigious Harvard University and the Trump administration. At the heart of the clash is Harvardโs refusal to comply with federal government demands. As a result, on April 14, the White House announced the… -
Benin: third group of stranded migrants in Algeria expected in Cotonou this Thursday
In Benin, authorities are expecting a third group of 150 migrants stranded in Algeria. A delegation from the Beninese Ministry of Foreign Affairs traveled earlier this week to coordinate their repatriation. This latest group of distressed migrants marks the third… -
Trade war: Beijing halts Boeing deliveries and increases pressure on Washington
China has ordered the immediate suspension of Boeing aircraft deliveries and frozen the purchase of U.S.-made spare parts, in a new escalation of the ongoing trade war with the United States. The move deals a heavy blow to the American… -
Nigeria: 127 deaths and growing concern over Lassa fever outbreak
Nigerian health authorities announced on Tuesday that the Lassa fever outbreak has claimed 127 lives so far. Since the beginning of the year, 674 cases have been confirmed out of 4,025 suspected cases, according to a statement from the Nigeria… -
Burkina Faso: sharp rise in road accidents in March 2025
The month of March 2025 was particularly tragic on Burkina Fasoโs roads. According to a report released Monday evening by the Ministry of Security, a total of 1,456 road accidents were recorded across the country, resulting in 99 deaths and… -
Transgender rights: UK Supreme Court rules on the legal definition of the term โwomanโ
In a landmark decision in the UKโs ongoing debate over transgender rights, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that, within the legal framework, the term โwomanโ must refer exclusively to biological sex. The unanimous ruling carries major implications, particularly for… -
Guinea: Moussa Dadis Camara leaves the country for medical reasons
Sentenced to twenty years in prison for crimes against humanity, the former military junta leader who ruled Guinea between 2008 and 2010 has left the country for health-related reasons. Two weeks after being granted a presidential pardon, Moussa Dadis Camara… -
Gabon โ Death of Aaron Boupendza: President Brice Oligui pays tribute
Gabon is in deep mourning following the tragic death of Aaron Boupendza, which occurred in China. The shocking loss has especially moved the President of the Republic, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who expressed himself publicly. In a message posted on… -
Benin: headless body found in Savalou, investigation underway
In Benin, a decapitated body was discovered on the morning of Saturday, April 12, on a field in Doรฏssa-Atakรฉ, a neighborhood in Savalou commonly used by local youth for recreational activities. The male victim had not yet been identified at… -
In Benin, Law No. 2025-09 establishing the legal framework for traditional chieftaincy enacted
On April 3, 2025, President Patrice Talon enacted a historic law establishing a legal framework for traditional chieftaincy in the Republic of Benin. Passed by the National Assembly a few weeks earlier, Law No. 2025-09 officially recognizes the existence and… -
Nigeria: authorities ban song deemed critical of President Tinubu
Nigerian authorities have banned the broadcast of the song Tell Your Papa by rapper Eedris Abdulkareem, deeming it too harsh toward President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered the countryโs broadcast media to stop airing the… -
Benin: man killed by nephew in land dispute
A new tragedy shook the commune of Dogbo, in the Couffo department, on Tuesday April 8, 2025. A few days after the murder of a nanny in Avrankou, a man was killed in Hรชdjamey by his nephew with a machete,… -
Benin: the government announces the construction of a modern courthouse in Malanville
On Wednesday March 26, 2025, the Beninese government approved the complete project management mission for the construction of the Malanville Court of First Instance. The aim of this decision is to provide the locality with modern judicial infrastructures adapted to… -
Drama in Adoviรฉ: 4 children perish in a house fire, the mother is wanted
On the night of Sunday March 23, 2025, a tragic fire ravaged a family home in Adoviรฉ, claiming the lives of four children. First rushed to hospital, three of them succumbed to their injuries on Monday March 24, and the… -
Benin – Reform of the status of contract teachers: the government reinforces their integration
President Patrice Talon intends to improve conditions for government contract teachers. Meeting in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday March 26, the government adopted a decree amending and supplementing the provisions of decree no. 2023-373 of July 19, 2023. This… -
Benin: a network of robbers and fences dismantled in Godomey-Togoudo
The security forces of the Godomey police station have dealt a heavy blow to crime in the Abomey-Calavi commune by getting their hands on a network of robbers and fences. The operation, carried out last weekend in Godomey-Togoudo, led to… -
Benin: a luxury hotel complex coming soon to Grand-Popo
Grand-Popo is preparing to welcome a top-of-the-range hotel complex, as part of a vast program to modernize Benin’s tourism offering. The government has given the go-ahead for the contractualization of work to develop an urban and seaside resort on the… -
Tensions in Syria: 04 civilians killed in Israeli bombardment in Daraa
Four civilians lost their lives on Tuesday in an Israeli bombardment targeting the town of Koayiah, located in the southern Syrian province of Daraa, reported the Syrian news agency SANA. According to the same source, Israeli forces attempted to infiltrate… -
Benin: hearing of ex-DGPN Louis-Philippe Houndรฉgnon postponed again
The former Director General of the National Police, Louis-Philippe Houndรฉgnon, will have to wait a little longer for the outcome of his legal case. Scheduled for this Monday, March 24, 2025, his hearing before the Court for the Repression of… -
Benin: a hit-and-run driver arrested after a series of fatal accidents in Cotonou and Abomey-Calavi
A reckless driver was arrested by the Republican police after causing the death of several people on the night of Sunday March 23, 2025. According to Les4Vรฉritรฉs, the man hit several pedestrians in Cotonou and Abomey-Calavi before attempting to flee.… -
Benin: 19 candidates admitted to the Supreme Court’s judicial aptitude test
On Monday March 24, 2025, the Supreme Court’s assessment commission made public the results of the magistrate aptitude test held on March 10. Of the 42 applicants, only 19 succeeded in obtaining a minimum mark of 12/20, the threshold required… -
Benin: he makes his creditor believe he’s dead and buried, and ends up in the Criet
On Monday March 24, 2025, the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) examined a highly unusual case: a young man was accused of staging his own death in order to escape his creditor, a French national.… -
Benin: installation of the new imam of Porto-Novo’s central mosque
The Porto-Novo central mosque officially installed its new imam, Ichaou Alakouko Samad, in an emotional and contemplative atmosphere. Less than a week after the death of El-Hadj Amzat Houzรฉifa, the Muslim community turned out in force to welcome his successor,…
