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Benin: 2025 bachelor’s degree results available online
The results of the national Bachelor’s examinations, 2025 session, are now available on the eRésultats platform. Candidates can check their results online at eresultats.bj in the section reserved for the Bachelor’s degree. A total of 8,176 candidates sat the exams… -
Benin: SIRAT announces the temporary closure of Boulevard Saint-Michel in Cotonou
Boulevard Saint-Michel in Cotonou will be closed to traffic starting 1 December 2025. This decision is part of the sanitation works planned along this route. The affected area stretches between the Bourse du Travail and Pharmacie Camp Guézo. The works… -
Benin: former mayor Abdoulaye Zimé has died
In Benin, the former sub-prefect of Nikki, Abdoulaye Zimé, passed away on the night from Thursday to Friday, 28 November 2025, at the age of 70. He died after a long illness. The news plunged the town of Nikki into… -
Recruitment at the Police républicaine: the application deadline has finally been postponed to December 5
The Republican Police has just announced a major reshuffling of the recruitment competition schedule for the seven hundred and fifteen trainee agents planned for 2025. The deadline for receiving applications, originally set for Friday, November 28, has been extended until… -
Benin: a nanny struck by a truck in a fatal accident in Bohicon
A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at the Sodohomè intersection in Bohicon. A young mother carrying her baby on her back was run over by a truck. She died at the scene. The child was found alive,… -
Security control operation in Benin: the Republican Police steps up vigilance
The Republican Police carried out a large-scale security operation across the entire territory, according to information reported by Le Matinal. The operation was launched in several sensitive areas to prevent criminal acts and to strengthen surveillance during hours considered critical.… -
Benin: activist Abel Sossou arrested by the CNIN for inflammatory publications
Activist Abel was arrested for spreading false news and content deemed defamatory, targeting in particular Beninese authorities. Arrest of Sossou Abel, aka ABELVIDO De Brave Yôyô, detained after publishing a fake message announcing the death of Minister of State Romuald… -
Cross-border motorcycle trafficking: 2 suspects arrested, several bikes seized in Boukoumbé
Two men suspected of belonging to a motorcycle theft and trafficking ring between Benin and Togo were arrested on November 24, 2025 by law enforcement in Boukoumbé. Several motorcycles of dubious origin were seized. Police say the ring operated through… -
Benin: national vaccination campaign against Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
The Ministry of Health is launching from December 1 to 7, 2025 a large national vaccination campaign against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), aimed at girls aged 9 to 14 in all identified schools and public centres. This initiative seeks to… -
IMSP in Dangbo: fire destroys the main auditorium
A fire ravaged at dawn on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, the main auditorium of the Institute of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (IMSP) in Dangbo. The 250-seat building, used for classes and various academic ceremonies, was completely destroyed. According to a… -
Benin: a new modern prison facility under construction in Ouèdo
Construction work on a modern penitentiary has begun in Ouèdo. Installé sur une superficie de 4,3 hectares, le futur établissement vient répondre à la vétusté des anciennes infrastructures devenues inadaptées aux besoins actuels. The project includes accommodation units that meet… -
Miss Universe: an arrest warrant issued against the organization’s co-owner, Anne Jakrajutatip
After accusations of election fraud and the sensational resignation of Olivia Yacé, a Bangkok court issued on Tuesday, November 26, an arrest warrant for Anne Jakrajutatip, co-owner of the international Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe 2025 pageant, which saw… -
Bygmalion affair: Nicolas Sarkozy definitively convicted by the Court of Cassation
The Paris Court of Appeal had sentenced Nicolas Sarkozy, on 14 February 2024, to one year of imprisonment, including six months of unconditional imprisonment, for illegally exceeding the spending limits of his 2012 presidential campaign. The custodial portion was to… -
Benin: the Constitutional Court’s powers clarified by the November 15 amendment
The constitutional amendment adopted on November 15, 2025 marks a major development in Benin’s institutional architecture. The text clarifies the prerogatives of the Constitutional Court and responds to a recurring demand from citizens and legal practitioners, eager to better distinguish… -
Hêvié: a motorcycle taxi driver killed by a mentally disturbed man
A tragic incident occurred on Monday, November 24, 2025, in Hêvié, in the commune of Abomey-Calavi. According to information relayed by Bip Radio, an individual described by several witnesses as disoriented and likely in psychological distress wandered the streets wielding… -
73% of French people would support introducing a voluntary military service.
A majority of French people are willing to support the introduction of a voluntary military service, which the country’s president Emmanuel Macron is due to announce soon. That’s what a poll carried out by the firm Elabe for the television… -
Benin: a fake nursing assistant prosecuted before the CRIET for sextortion
An online fraud case was heard on Monday, November 24, 2025, by the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism. According to Bip Radio, the defendant is suspected of posing as a nursing assistant. He is accused of… -
Magic wallet in Benin: a Malian lured on Facebook, a suspect arrested in Abomey
In Benin, an individual suspected of criminal conspiracy, fraud and possession of counterfeit banknotes was arrested in Abomey, in the Zou department, on the evening of Sunday, November 16, 2025. The operation was carried out by the Cana district police… -
Bohicon: police dismantle a brothel in Zakpo Ahouamè
A forceful operation was carried out on the night of Thursday, November 20, 2025 in Zakpo Ahouamè, an area long regarded as one of the epicenters of prostitution and nighttime disturbances in Bohicon. Under the direction of Colonel Alexis Azoua,… -
Benin: 1,200 new AMEs deployed in secondary education
Classes that until now lacked teachers in several subjects will be staffed in the coming days. The Ministry of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education carried out, on November 20, 2025, the deployment of around 1,200 Aspirants to the Teaching Profession.… -
Benin: a Bloc Républicain MP targeted by a complaint before the Special Court for Land Affairs
In Benin, a deputy from the Bloc Républicain (BR), elected in the 6th electoral constituency (Calavi, Sô-Ava and Zè), is at the center of proceedings brought before the Special Court for Land Affairs (CSAF). According to information reported by Matin… -
CRIET : a real estate agent on trial for attempting to sell social housing in Ouèdo online
The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) examined, on Monday 24 November 2025, the case of a real estate agent prosecuted for “internet fraud”. The defendant is accused of posting online ads offering the social housing… -
CRIET: 24 months, 12 of them firm, sought against Hosée Houngnibo for making false accusations.
The public prosecutor requested, on Monday 24 November 2025, a sentence of 24 months in prison, 12 of which are to be served behind bars, against Hosée Houngnibo, prosecuted for “false accusation”. In its submissions, the public prosecutor also requested… -
Benin: a man charged after the decomposing body of a young girl was found in his home
A case has caused shock in the Camp-Adagbè neighborhood, in the 1st arrondissement of Parakou, where the body of a young girl was found dead this Sunday in a house used, according to residents, by a man described as a… -
Benin: discontent over the national land registry registration operation in N’Dali
Registration with the national cadastre is causing discontent in the Commune of N’Dali. Several landowners say they are facing requirements they consider unjustified from the land administration service. Before their files are accepted, they are reportedly being asked to obtain… -
Bassila: couple arrested for trafficking psychotropic drugs
The Police républicaine de Bassila carried out, at dawn on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, the arrest of a couple suspected of supplying a network trading in psychotropic products. The operation took place in the Kokoyè neighborhood and was based on… -
Biometric passports: special issuance operation for Hajj 2026 candidates
The Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Allassane Séidou, announced on Thursday, November 20, 2025, an exceptional operation to issue ordinary biometric passports. The measure targets people planning to take the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2026. The initiative responds… -
“Together, we’re taking off”, Commander Habib Aboukhedoud on tour in Azové and Porto-Novo
After a successful first stop in the municipality of Abomey-Calavi, the citizen movement “Ensemble on décolle” led by Commander Habib Aboukhedoud will be touring Azové and Porto-Novo this weekend. After Abomey-Calavi, where the first stop was a clear success, the… -
Abomey-Calavi: two youths sentenced for theft, forging keys and receiving stolen goods
The Abomey-Calavi Court of First Instance on Wednesday, November 19 convicted two young men of theft and receiving stolen goods. The defendants were sentenced, respectively, to 60 months’ imprisonment with a fine of 500 000 F CFA, and to 36… -
Benin: a young kpayo seller found dead in Bohicon
The Hèzonho neighborhood in Bohicon was struck with horror at dawn on Thursday, November 20, 2025. A young fuel seller, well known in the area, was found dead at his point of sale, in a scene that reveals violence of…