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The joint conduct of the municipal and legislative elections, on Sunday, January 11, 2026 in Benin, took place under the close observation of civil society. In the morning, the Electoral Platform of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) released a first statement…

Within the framework of citizen monitoring of the dual municipal and legislative elections held this Sunday, January 11, 2026, the The Benin Commission on Human Rights (CBDH) presented its initial conclusions on how the voting operations unfolded. Present across the…

The conduct of the municipal and legislative elections on January 11, 2026 in Benin highlighted a marked contrast between, on the one hand, the reassuring official rhetoric and the visible participation of many personalities, and, on the other hand, significant…

Benin is actively pursuing its strategy to mobilize internal resources. The Beninese Public Treasury successfully raised 60 billion FCFA on the WAEMU regional financial market, following a public debt issuance operation carried out at the beginning of January 2026. This…

The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, fulfilled his civic duty on Sunday morning, January 11, 2026 in Cotonou, as part of the municipal and legislative elections. Accompanied by his wife, the head of state went to the polling center…

This Sunday, January 11, 2026, Beninese voters are called to the polls for the joint legislative and municipal elections, a major ballot that opens the year’s electoral cycle in Benin. However, in the early morning hours, delays were observed in…

The Benin enters this Sunday, January 11, 2026 into a decisive election day with the effective launch of the parliamentary and municipal elections across the entire national territory. This double ballot marks a major milestone in Benin’s electoral calendar and…

Three inmates of the Abomey detention center were brought before the city’s Court of First Instance at the start of the week in connection with a case of possession and trafficking of narcotics in a prison setting. According to the…

The former Ghanaian Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, aged 66, was detained by the U.S. immigration authorities on January 7, 2026, while he was on U.S. soil, his lawyers and several international media outlets confirmed. Ken Ofori-Atta, who led Ghana’s…

A dead body was discovered behind the Djégankpèvi General Education College, in the Porto-Novo municipality. Alerted by residents, security forces opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the death.The incident occurred in the Djégankpèvi neighborhood, in the Ouémé Department.…

Du 02 septembre au 31 décembre 2025, trois alumnis béninois du Pan African Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP) ont lancé à Tankpè un projet de formation innovant à l’intelligence artificielle et au leadership, grâce à une subvention du gouvernement américain via…

In Benin, the campaign for the legislative and municipal elections on January 11, 2026 has entered its decisive phase. Launched on December 26, 2025, it ends this Friday, January 9, 2026, in a distinctive political climate marked by major institutional…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has reported substantial receivables held by Nigeria from three West African countries for electricity supply under cross-border bilateral contracts. According to the report published by the regulatory authority for the third quarter of 2025, Togo,…

U.S. President Donald Trump signed, on January 7, 2026, a presidential decree ordering the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations, many of which are affiliated with the United Nations and multilateral institutions. This decision, taken in the name…

Washington and Pretoria have reached a discreet compromise to continue pursuing a controversial U.S. program to admit South African Afrikaners as refugees, despite persistent disagreements between the two capitals. The agreement rests on a series of diplomatic exchanges held in…

Following the legislative elections held on December 27, 2025, the Ivorian government led by Prime Minister Robert Beugré-Mambé submitted its resignation to the President of the Republic, Alassane Ouattara, as announced by the Presidency in an official statement on Wednesday,…

A large anti-drug operation conducted by the Konni branch of the Central Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS) in the Tahoua region (Niger) resulted in the seizure of an extraordinary shipment of narcotics and the arrest of…

In Abomey, in the Zou Department, security forces arrested a young man under twenty, suspected of violently assaulting the manager of a mobile phone service center. The events allegedly occurred when the suspect went into the booth to buy airtime.…

The U.S. authorities have expanded, since January 1, 2026, their restrictive measures against several African countries as part of their immigration policy. Among the newly targeted nations are the Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia and Botswana, according to official…

Niger has once again been plunged into mourning by an attack attributed to jihadist groups. During the night of January 4–5, 2026, the Torodi prefect, Captain Chaïbou Mali, was assassinated at his home, along with several members of his family.…

The space formerly occupied by the headquarters of the National Autonomous Electoral Commission, located opposite the Directorate for the Organization of Army Personnel in Ganhi, is now entirely cleared. On site, the buildings have been demolished, leaving rubble behind—a finding…

Students enrolled in public higher education in Benin are now required to submit their scholarship applications exclusively online. The system, fully digital, is accessible via the official platform of the Ministry of Higher Education.To begin the process, each applicant must…

Presented as the culmination of a long consultation process, the redeployment of merchants from the Dantokpa Market to new modern sites was scheduled for the period from January 5 to 15, 2026. This schedule, set by the National Agency for…

Chad is strengthening its diplomatic presence in West Africa with the official opening of its embassy in Benin. Located in the Haie-Vive district in Cotonou, the new mission also covers Togo, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast, thereby expanding Chad’s diplomatic…

The registration campaign for the Brevet d’Études du Premier Cycle (BEPC) examination, June 2026 session, has officially been launched across the entire national territory. The information was made public by the Minister of Secondary, Technical Education and Vocational Training, Véronique…

The Republican Police arrested three individuals suspected of motorcycle theft in the town of Kassouala. The operation is part of the security forces’ increased efforts to tackle insecurity linked to the theft of movable property in the region. According to…

The prospect of Benin rejoining the ranks of oil-producing countries, initially announced for 2025, is experiencing technical delays that push back the planned schedule. According to Ecofin Agency, the project is moving forward, but at a slower pace than expected.…

On Thursday, January 1, 2026, the day of the New Year celebration, the Prefect of Borgou, Djibril Mama Cissé, carried out an unannounced visit to the Defence and Security Forces deployed at the Kalalé Advanced Operational Base. He was accompanied…

A sudden scare swept through Togbin Beach on Saturday afternoon, January 3, 2026. Around 5 p.m., a fire broke out in a busy bar in this neighborhood, located in the Godomey arrondissement, in the Abomey-Calavi commune, causing panic among customers…

The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security announced the replacement of the Borgou Departmental Director of the Republican Police, following a large-scale police operation conducted in Parakou and described as a botched operation. In an official statement, the ministry,…