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Florentino Pérez has been re-elected president of Real Madrid until 2030, at the end of the club’s first genuinely contested election in twenty years. Facing Enrique Riquelme, the powerful head of the White House retains control amid a tense sporting…

On the eve of the start of the written exams for the Certificate of Education for the first cycle, President Romuald Wadagni sent a message of encouragement to the candidates of the June 2026 session. The head of state invites…

More than 400 women and children kidnapped by Boko Haram in Ngoshe, in Borno State, have been freed after several months in captivity. This release, confirmed by local officials and linked to a military operation carried out in the Mandara…

An operational detachment of the Republican Police has put an end to the criminal activities of a group of wrongdoers in the Koburu city. On the night of Friday, June 5 to Saturday, June 6, 2026, five individuals were apprehended…

It’s a breath of fresh air for public sector workers. Through circular No. 010/MBFP/SGM/DGFP/DRSC/SA dated June 5, 2026, the Ministry in charge of Budget and Public Service (MBFP) has formalized the launch of a major operation to clear the career…

The main opposition party in Benin, Les Démocrates, breaks its silence to welcome the establishment of a joint committee aimed at reopening the border between Benin and Niger. In this official document, the party warmly welcomes this bilateral initiative, which…

Senegal has redeemed two sovereign bonds denominated in euros and dollars ahead of schedule, just days before a technical mission from the IMF is expected in Dakar in mid-June. This financial gesture occurs in a context of debt under scrutiny,…

Pascal Affi N’Guessan accuses the Ivorian government of failing to address the root causes of the recurring floods in Abidjan. For the former Prime Minister, the visible investments in bridges and large structures have overshadowed the maintenance of drainage systems,…

Jean-Luc Mélenchon launched his first major campaign meeting for the 2027 presidential election in Saint-Denis, in front of several thousand expected supporters. For this fourth attempt at the Élysée, the leader of La France insoumise is banking on an early…

Degaule PANDA the wise fool, a Beninese specialist in capturing reptiles, has been mandated by the authorities of the 13th arrondissement of Cotonou to locate and capture a Seba python reported for several days in Agla. The non-venomous but imposing…

Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, of Quelimane and apostolic administrator of Beira, was found shot dead on Saturday morning at his home in central Mozambique. Authorities have opened an investigation following this armed attack against a high-ranking official of the Catholic…

Rémy Rioux, former director general of the French Development Agency, is expected to become the next ambassador of France in Côte d’Ivoire, according to Africa Intelligence. This choice, still subject to approval by Ivorian authorities, comes at a time when…

Romuald Wadagni has appointed Nicolas Simel Ndiaye as the head of the Strategic Support Office of the presidency, a new structure directly linked to the head of state. A former special advisor at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and…

Ousmane Sonko was unanimously re-elected as the head of Pastef during the party’s first ordinary congress in Diamniadio. This re-election comes amid heightened tension with Bassirou Diomaye Faye, two weeks after his dismissal from the Prime Minister’s office and while…

Sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment for “endangering the security of the State,” Yann Christian-Bernard Vézilier, a French officer presented as an agent of the DGSE and stationed at the French embassy in Bamako, becomes a symbol of a now…

Félix Tshisekedi decorated Fally Ipupa with the rank of Knight of the National Order of the Leopard after his historic double concert at the Stade de France. Through this distinction, the Congolese president praises the international influence of the artist…

The municipality of Pobè is now led by an interim mayor following the appointment of the former mayor, Clément Kouchadé, to the government. Koukpo Zinsou Côme has been designated to ensure the continuity of municipal management while awaiting the appointment…

President Romuald Wadagni has appointed Jeanne Adanbiokou Akakpo as the coordinator of the college of ministerial advisers of the Presidency of the Republic. The college of ministerial advisers of the Presidency of the Republic is now under the coordination of…

Corinne Amori Brunet received five accredited heads of mission in Benin, including the ambassadors of Morocco, Belgium, France, China, and the chargé d’affaires of the United States. This diplomatic sequence, one of the first since she took office, is part…

The new ambassador of Nigeria to Benin, Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim, officially began her mission in Cotonou by presenting the figurative copies of her credentials to the Beninese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Corinne Amori Brunet. Her arrival comes at a time marked…

By decree No. 2026-338 of June 1, 2026, the President of the Republic, Romuald Wadagni, has appointed two Deputy Secretaries General of the Government. Two Beninese officials have been appointed to the position of Deputy Secretary General of the Government.…

As the free tuition fees have just been generalized for secondary school girls, the Benin government does not rule out granting the same advantage to boys. The government spokesperson, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, stated that this possibility remains conceivable if the…

Appointed prefect of Zou during the Council of Ministers on June 3, 2026, Laurent Dhossou Zomaï finds himself at the center of an administrative and legal controversy. Sanctioned since April 30 by the ARMP in the context of public procurement…

The Supreme Court has suspended the enforcement of the sanctions from the ARMP against Laurent Dhossou Zomaï, who was recently appointed as the prefect of Zou by Romuald Wadagni. This order, issued following an appeal filed by the individual, temporarily…

The written tests for the Brevet d’Études du Premier Cycle (Bepc) exam, June 2026 session, will officially start on Monday, June 8, 2026, throughout the entire national territory. Everything is ready for a smooth conduct of the Brevet d’Études du…

Ousmane Sonko has intensified his offensive against Bassirou Diomaye Faye by accusing him of breaking the “good governance pact” championed by Pastef and paid for, according to him, with human lives. By invoking the victims of years of repression against…

Romuald Wadagni appointed twelve ministerial advisers to the Presidency of the Republic by decree signed on June 5, 2026. While this new list signifies a desire for institutional continuity, it also raises questions about the true role of these figures,…

The President of the Republic has taken another key step in structuring the state apparatus. By Decree No. 2026-358 of June 5, 2026, the head of the executive has officially appointed ten individuals to the positions of ministerial advisors at…

The Sèmè City Institute of Technology and Innovation and Sorbonne University have formalized a framework cooperation agreement in Cotonou centered around materials science, artificial intelligence, and innovation management. This signature consolidates a partnership that has been active since 2021 and…

A joint Niger-Benin committee has been officially established in Niamey to examine the conditions for reopening the shared border, which has been closed since the crisis arising from the coup d’état on July 26, 2023, in Niger. Experts from both…