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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 Kpomassรจ and Tovรจ. 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 – Glazouรฉ Tragedy: start of identification of bodies recovered from the Ouรฉmรฉ River
The identification of the victims from the tragic bus accident that occurred on the night of August 16 to 17, 2025, in Glazouรฉ started this Tuesday, August 19, at the Savรจ 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-Gbรฉto district, municipality of Bohicon. Two well-diggers, S. Boniface and H. Epiphane, were hard at work on a plot of land when a tragic… -
Glazouรฉ 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 Glazouรฉ, 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 nยฐ009/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 – Glazouรฉ 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 Glazouรฉ. A bus coming from Lomรฉ and heading to Niamey, with 54 passengers on board,… -
Benin – Glazouรฉ Tragedy: the bus completely recovered from the Ouรฉmรฉ River
Rescue operations on Monday, August 18, 2025, managed to recover a Malian coach that fell into the Ouรฉmรฉ River in the Glazouรฉ 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 – Glazouรฉ 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 Glazouรฉ, continues to mobilize the authorities in Benin. An international transport bus, registered in Mali, plunged into the… -
Benin – Glazouรฉ 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 Ouรฉmรฉ river bridge in Glazouรฉ, claimed several lives of passengers from a Malian bus. In the face of this tragedy, the Democrats Party expresses… -
Parakou: a fake magistrate arrested after defrauding several citizens
In Parakou, the Republican Police have put an end to the actions of an individual who was posing as a magistrate. According to information made public this Saturday, August 16, 2025, by Banouto, the man, in reality, a simple reseller… -
Benin – a bus plunges into the Ouรฉmรฉ River at Glazouรฉ: the government reacts
A bus heading for Malanville ended its journey in the Ouรฉmรฉ River on the night of August 16 to 17, 2025, near Thio in the commune of Glazouรฉ. The Beninese government, through the voices of the Interior and Transport Ministers,… -
Benin: A Malian bus falls into the Ouรฉmรฉ River at Glazouรฉ, 9 survivors and one body found
A serious traffic accident occurred overnight from Saturday, August 16, to Sunday, August 17, 2025, on the SavรจโGlazouรฉ axis. A public transport bus, registered in Mali and departing from Lomรฉ for Malanville, fell into a watercourse flowing into the Ouรฉmรฉ… -
Benin: the HAAC shuts down two pirate television stations broadcasting without authorization
The High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC) has taken strong action. On Thursday, in accordance with decision nยฐ25-044 of June 26, 2025, the institution ordered the immediate cessation of illegal activities of two pirate television channels: HOPE TV and… -
Benin: heavy sentences at CRIET for land scam in Porto-Novo
The Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) delivered its verdict, on Thursday, August 14, 2025, in a land fraud case involving the 2nd deputy mayor of Porto-Novo and several city employees. The Court confirmed its jurisdiction… -
CRIET: 265 million CFA francs seized, the Beninese public treasury awaiting a judicial decision
The Beninese Treasury could soon grow richer by 265 million FCFA, if the judge of the judgment chamber of the Court of Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) follows the requisitions of the public prosecutor. The case concerns four… -
Benin – 2025 National Bachelor’s Exam: list of candidates and centers already available online
Candidates registered for the national License exam 2025 can now check the official list, their examination center, as well as the date and time of their exams online. The Directorate of Exams and Competitions (DEC) invites all students to print… -
Cotonou: Arrested at 3 a.m. in a residence, he blames the influence of evil spirits
An unusual scene unfolded on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at the Cotonou Court of First Instance. A young man, facing charges for theft, stated during his trial that he was a victim of torment caused by โevil spirits,โ which he… -
Benin: several victims in a serious road accident in N’Dali
A serious traffic accident occurred early on this Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the entrance of the town of N’Dali. Around 6 in the morning, a bus coming from Niger, having transited through Parakou, overturned near the village of Tamarou.… -
Benin – Alleged Harassment: a tire repairer before the CRIET
A young tire repairer stood trial on Monday, August 11, 2025, at The Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) for alleged harassment. He is accused of surreptitiously filming a police officer running down the street, and… -
Benin – Fraudulent withdrawal of 3 million from a deceased’s accounts: a cashier faces justice
The cashier of a banking institution placed under a custody warrant and her superior, a branch manager, appeared yesterday, Tuesday, August 12th, at the Cotonou First Instance Court. The two are being prosecuted for a case of fraudulent withdrawal of… -
Benin – River level at Malanville: caution advised
According to the latest hydrological bulletins relayed by 24 hours in Benin, the river level in Malanville has reached 773 cm. While this level is not yet considered dangerous, the authorities call for vigilance and advise those living along the… -
Launch of the national campaign for guidance of new high school graduates 2025 in Parakou
The Minister of Higher Education, Elรฉonore Yayi Ladรฉkan, officially launched the national orientation campaign for new high school graduates this Monday in Parakou. This initiative aims to guide the graduates of 2025 in the informed choice of their study fields,… -
Operation “Peregrine Falcon”: The Republican police dismantles 3 ghettos and arrests several individuals in Malanville
As part of the “Peregrine Falcon” operation, the Republican Police announced on Monday, August 11, that they have dismantled three ghettos in Malanville and arrested about ten individuals involved in the consumption and trafficking of psychotropic substances. The surprise action…
