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Since August 7, 2025, the Malian authorities have been carrying out a large-scale arrest operation within the armed forces. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), at least 37 soldiers, including two generals, are currently in custody. Among the high-ranking officers arrested…

The coordinating minister of President Patrice Talon’s advisory council, Janvier Yahouédéou, explained, on Saturday August 9, 2025 on the set of the show Info Hebdo (Esae TV), the origins of his political break with former head of state Boni Yayi.…

On the set of the Info Hebdo show broadcast on Saturday, August 9th, 2025 on Esae TV, Janvier Yahouédéou, coordinating minister of the presidential adviser’s college under president Patrice Talon, elaborated in great detail on what he calls governance abuses…

Two herders lost their lives in violent and still unexplained circumstances within a few days in the Hills department. These incidents have reignited tensions within the local agro-pastoral community. The first tragedy occurred on Saturday, August 2, 2025, in Lougba,…

In the Onab forest, located in the Zoukou district, a simple bodily need turned into a tragic nightmare. A man, seeking some respite in nature, was targeted by three private security agents, who, without any verification, were convinced he was…

The trade tension between Washington and several emerging economies takes a new turn. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed, on August 7th, the possibility of joint action in response to the tariff…

The Republican Police conducted a new operation in the Atacora department. On Monday, August 4, 2025, the Kerou central district police station apprehended five individuals in the villages of Fètèkou and Tingourou, as part of an investigation opened following an…

The Beninese opposition believes that the preliminary findings of the independent audit of the electoral roll, conducted by international experts, confirm their concerns about the reliability of the national voter registry. During a press briefing, the opposition’s coordination body reflected…

Two women, a mother and her daughter, died in a fire that occurred on the night of Saturday 2 to Sunday 3 August, in Adjohoun, in the Ouémé department. Initial findings suggest a criminal act, against a backdrop of family…

On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, the Director General of Elections, Boucary Abou Soulé, sought to reassure the public about adherence to the ongoing electoral schedule during a consultation session with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). In response to an increasing number…

A heart-wrenching tragedy rocked the Ganou neighborhood in Parakou in the morning of Wednesday, August 6, 2025. A 23-year-old man, a taxi driver by profession, was found hanged in his room. According to initial information relayed by Deeman Radio, the…

The Court of Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) delivered its verdict on Monday, August 4, 2025, in a case of embezzlement involving a Beninese banker and her husband. The couple was found guilty of having orchestrated a large-scale…

The tragedy that occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in the skies over Ghana has shaken many beyond its borders. A helicopter crash in the Andansi Akrofuom district of the Ashanti region has claimed the lives of eight people, including…

The curtain could finally lift this Thursday, August 7, 2025, on one of the year’s most explosive files: the Akponna case. At the heart of the tensions are public investment projects in drinking water and electric power in Parakou, whose…

The city hall of Abomey-Calavi raised the alarm this Wednesday, August 6, 2025, through an official statement regarding a concerning situation: several bodies preserved in local morgues have been unclaimed for more than a year. The morgues in question are…

The fight against drug trafficking continues rigorously throughout the nation. This Wednesday, two operations carried out respectively in the towns of Dogbo and Pahou led to the dismantling of active ghettos involved in the distribution of drugs. Several individuals were…

The Ministry of Labor and Public Service has announced the cancellation of two tests from the recruitment competition organized for the Ministry of Economy and Finance, held on July 19 and 20. The affected exams are those for the candidates…

The day after the publication of the report by the panel of international experts in charge of auditing the electoral roll, Daniel Edah, a former presidential candidate and potential contender in the presidential election of April 12, 2026, has praised…

A large and enthusiastic crowd welcomed the former president of the Republic and president of the opposition party Les Démocrates, Yayi Boni, on his visit to Porto-Novo this Monday. This political move, which comes in a sensitive pre-election context, aimed…

The head of the experts’ mission, Ronsard Malonda, delivered his preliminary findings on the ongoing audit of the electoral roll at a press conference on Monday. Without pre-empting the final report due in the coming days, he wanted to share…

Hundreds of rotting chicken carcasses were removed from a fish shop in Abomey-Calavi on Monday, August 4, 2025, under police supervision. This Monday in Abomey-Calavi, within a fish shop unwittingly transformed into an infection hub, a dump truck was waiting…

The countdown has begun. In April 2026, the people of Benin will be called to the polls to elect the successor to President Patrice Talon, whose second and final constitutional term will come to an end. In this context, the…

An individual was apprehended in March 2025 at the border between Benin and Togo and is being prosecuted for smuggling agricultural goods and non-declaration of cash. He appeared before the CRIET on Monday, August 4, where the prosecution sought a…

The Progressive Union the Renewal continues its methodical deployment across the entire national territory. In this dynamic of consolidation and opening, the party led by President Joseph Fifamin Djogbénou recorded this Tuesday the official membership of the Anfani Movement, an…

On Monday, August 4, 2025, the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) examined a case involving two individuals: a man and a woman prosecuted for false attestation and money laundering. The main accused is suspected of…

Less than a year before Benin’s first general elections in history, the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (Céna) continues its consultations. This Monday, the institution in charge of the electoral process held a significant exchange session with political parties, in the…

The Beninese Armed Forces (BAF) have recorded a new success against active terrorist groups in the north of the country. During an offensive reconnaissance mission carried out between July 31 and August 3, 2025, the elements of Operation Mirador dealt…

The Department of Labor and Civil Service announced on Friday, August 8, 2025, the list of candidates admissible for the recruitment competition of 172 civil servants for the benefit of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. These results, covering 35…

No financial wrongdoing was found in the management of the 31.6 billion invested in water and electricity in Parakou between 2016 and 2025. This announcement was made on August 7, 2025, by the High Commissioner for Corruption Prevention, at the…

The investigation report on water and energy investments in the municipality of Parakou, commissioned following the allegations of former minister Paulin Akponna, will be officially returned this Thursday, August 7, 2025 in the presence of the High Commissioner for the…