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In the night of Friday, January 2, 2026, in Parakou, the Departmental Directorate of the Republican Police (DDPR) of Borgou put an end to an unauthorized show named “The War of the Clans”. It was an event marked by the…

The results of the recruitment test for aspirants to the primary school teaching profession are now available. The assessment, held on Saturday, December 13, 2025 nationwide, marks a decisive step in the process of strengthening the teaching workforce in Benin.…

The Republican Police conducted, in the locality of Ouassà-Péhunco, the seizure of a large quantity of falsified and prohibited medicines, a security source said on Tuesday. In total, 426 kilograms of counterfeit pharmaceutical products were taken off the market during…

A landlord was brought before the Abomey court on Monday, December 29, 2025, for biting his tenant. Charged with voluntary assault and battery, the landlord was sentenced to a prison term accompanied by a fine. The Abomey court, on Monday,…

On Tuesday, December 31, 2025, the eve of the New Year 2026, in Cotonou, Apostle Félicien Holachi, President of the Church of Pentecost, presented the state of the Church for the year 2025, in a national context marked by security…

The Beninese government has announced that January 8 and 9, 2026 will be public holidays, days off, and paid across the entire country. This decision, made public by an official statement, is part of the national celebration of traditional or…

The President of the Transition in Gabon, Brice Oligui Nguema, has formed a government of 31 ministers, Gabonese authorities announced. This announcement comes a few months after the presidential election and is part of the reshaping of the executive during…

On the eve of the year-end festivities in Benin, the Republican Police reiterated the strict ban on the use of firecrackers, relying on Decree No. 2022-301 of May 25, 2022, relating to the regulation of noise nuisances. According to its…

The Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has formalized his candidacy for the presidential election. Having been in power for more than four decades, Denis Sassou Nguesso intends to seek another term, after having already served several terms since the 1970s.…

A man has been remanded in provisional detention by the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) after filming his naked neighbor and distributing the video on social media. Before the CRIET, the victim is seeking 20…

December 28 is a historic day for the Central African Republic (CAR). The quadruple poll took place for the first time in years. Nevertheless, what draws the most attention are undoubtedly the presidential elections. According to the preliminary results published…

Bern announced the immediate freezing of all assets held in Switzerland linked to former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and to his close associates, following his arrest and transfer to the United States for trial there. The Swiss government announced, on…

The American military intervention in Venezuela, aimed at “capturing” President Nicolás Maduro, has revived many questions well beyond Latin America. In West Africa, and more specifically in the space of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), this episode fuels a…

Benin has chosen to place culture and tourism at the heart of its strategy for economic development. On the occasion of Vodun Days, held from January 8 to 10 in Ouidah, the government reaffirmed this orientation through statements by the…

The already fragile relations between Niger and Benin enter a new episode of tension. The mutual expulsions of diplomatic staff, followed by the announcement of the suspension of activities at the Benin Embassy in Niamey, signal a diplomatic escalation against…

The Benin authorities have stepped up the fight against noise pollution as the year comes to a close. As part of a broad operation led by the Republican Police and the competent authorities, more than a tonne of firecrackers and…

A newborn was found alive and crying in the toilets of a dwelling in Mareborou, in the commune of N’Dali, on Monday, December 29, 2025. According to Deeman Radio, it was the owner of the premises, who is also Mareborou’s…

The provisional partial results of Guinea’s presidential election place Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya well ahead, according to the latest data published by the General Directorate of Elections. These results, made public on December 30, 2025, come from the first tallies transmitted…

In Agongointo, in the Bohicon municipality, police dismantled on Sunday, December 28, 2025, a plan to flood the market with counterfeit currency. Two individuals were arrested and a staggering sum of 25,420,000 CFA francs in counterfeit banknotes was seized, mostly…

In Tanguiéta, a young man who came to report the loss of his motorcycle is arrested on charges of complicity in the theft of vehicle parts belonging to the Republican Police. The events took place on the night from Wednesday,…

The Republican Police announced, on Friday, December 27, 2025, the dismantling of a network involved in the manufacture and sale of adulterated alcoholic beverages in the commune of Pahou, in southern Benin. The operation followed information that products dangerous to…

On Saturday, December 27, 2025, the Cotonou Judicial Complex served as the venue for the second official ceremony issuing Beninese nationality certificates to Afro-descendants, within the framework of the My Afro Origins program. Through this initiative, the Beninese State reaffirms…

Two people were apprehended in Tori-Bossito after attempting to fraudulently sell a pineapple field belonging to a third party. The arrest took place recently, following a complaint filed by the rightful owner of the land.According to the findings of the…

The Council of Ministers met on Friday, December 26, 2025, presided over by Mr. Patrice TALON, President of the Republic, Head of State, and Head of Government. During this government cabinet meeting, several decisions were taken. Below is the full…

Several senior officers of the Benin Army have been promoted to new ranks during the extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting held on Friday, December 26, 2025. This decision aims to strengthen the military hierarchy and to recognize the commitment of…

The rupture government held this Friday, December 26, an extraordinary cabinet meeting. Below are the major decisions that emerged from this conclave. The major decisions of the Council of Ministers

After eight days in police custody, Natou Pedro Sakombi, the former partner of activist Kemi Séba, was presented this Friday, December 26, 2025, to the Special Prosecutor at the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism. According to…

United in an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers on Thursday, December 26, the government proceeded with a series of appointments and promotions within the public security forces and the national armed forces. These decisions, taking effect on different…

A son and pillar of Montpellier Hérault SC, and former Ivory Coast coach, Jean-Louis Gasset has died this Friday at the age of 72, the MHSC announced on X. French football has just lost one of its most respected figures.…

On the eve of Christmas celebrations and a few days before the official opening of the election campaigns, the Observatory for Deontology and Ethics in the Media (ODEM) invited, on December 24, 2025, media professionals to a press conference devoted…