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The President of the Republic of Benin, Romuald Wadagni, arrived on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Ouagadougou as part of a visit of friendship and work to Burkina Faso. Upon his arrival at the international airport of Ouagadougou, the Beninese…

In Senegal, the formation of the new government by Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lô opens a new political chapter. While Ousmane Sonko’s Pastef party refused to participate in the executive, five of its members chose to stay. A…

The criminal court of Abidjan sentenced the influencer Apoutchou National to three years in prison and his associate Lionel PCS to five years on Tuesday in a money laundering case arising from a viral video showing bundles of cash. Both…

One month after the Ibadan Declaration, the Nigerian opposition is already struggling to maintain its plan for a single candidate in the 2027 presidential election. The departures of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso to the Nigeria Democratic Congress weaken the…

General Abdourahamane Tiani is expected in Ankara from June 3 to 5, 2026, for an official visit with Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The main focus of this trip is to strengthen the security partnership between Niger and Turkey, now centered on…

The trial of Florence Kingbo, the 21-year-old influencer being prosecuted in front of the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET), has been postponed to July 7, 2026, according to a judicial source. This decision follows a…

Washington is preparing to significantly reduce its visa issuance framework in Africa. According to the Associated Press, only 20 American embassies and consulates will retain full processing capacity, a decision that could complicate procedures for nationals from many African countries,…

Romuald Wadagni was welcomed on Tuesday in Niamey by Abdourahamane Tiani for an official visit with significant diplomatic implications. This is the first high-level meeting between Benin and Niger since the coup d’état in July 2023, and this trip opens…

Pursued for abuse of functions in the case regarding the construction of the Eya center in Fidjrossè Akogbato, Samuel Akindès, former chief of the 12th arrondissement of Cotonou, contested on Monday before the CRIET any monetization of the project’s validation.…

The President of the Republic, Romuald Wadagni, is on an official friendship and work visit to the Republic of Niger and Burkina Faso on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. This information was made public through an official statement from the Presidency…

The President of the Republic is undertaking a large-scale reform of the national intelligence system. The Directorate of Liaison and Documentation Services (DSLD) is changing its status and is now becoming the General Directorate of Services (DGS), marking a new…

The President of Benin, Romuald Wadagni, is giving a boost to the country’s foreign policy by embarking on his very first official diplomatic tour. On Monday, June 1, 2026, the President of the Republic flew to Nigeria, the first stop…

The National Center for Digital Investigations (CNIN) is sounding the alarm regarding the abusive use of artificial intelligence to alter, create, or disseminate a person’s image without their consent. In a recently launched awareness campaign, the institution reminds that these…

In Nigeria, the security crisis now affects schools in the southwest. In Oyo State, the Nigerian Union of Teachers has launched an indefinite strike following the abduction of dozens of students and teachers by armed men, described by the army…

For her first official outing since her appointment, the Beninese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Corinne Amori Brunet, chose Seoul. On the sidelines of the Korea-Africa Ministerial Meeting 2026, she spoke with her South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun about five areas…

The authorities in Niamey have initiated the eviction of around 26,000 people living on the airport land of the capital, citing national security reasons following the January attack on Base Aérienne 101. The operation affects four neighborhoods built on a…

Nvidia unveiled its new superchip RTX Spark at Computex 2026, designed to run artificial intelligence agents directly on PCs, without relying on the cloud. With Microsoft and Dell among the first partners, Jensen Huang aims to usher in a new…

The European Union has found a political compromise on the “return” regulation, which provides for the creation of return hubs in third countries for rejected or irregular migrants. The text, supported by a right-wing majority in the European Parliament, also…

Massoud Pezeshkian reportedly submitted a resignation letter to the office of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, according to Iran International, denouncing the dominance of a hardline faction within the Revolutionary Guards over state decisions. The Iranian presidency immediately denied this, calling…

Emmanuel Macron announced at the Choose France summit two commercial space missions planned for 2027 with French astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Arnaud Prost. Pesquet is set to join the ISS for his third flight, while Prost will participate in the…

The Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo unveiled a 30-member government, marked by the retention of several key ministers from the Sonko era, including Cheikh Diba for Finance, Ousmane Diagne for Justice, Ibrahima Sy for Health, and Moustapha Mamba…

Romuald Wadagni has chosen Abuja for his first official visit abroad, confirming the central role of Nigeria in his neighborhood diplomacy. Received by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Beninese president opened his external mandate with discussions on economic integration, the transit…

The Pastef-Les Patriotes party will not participate in the next Senegalese government. The announcement was made on Monday by the president of the National Assembly, Ousmane Sonko, following several discussions with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The reason stems from disagreements…

Romuald Wadagni is continuing his neighborhood diplomacy with a tour of Ouagadougou and Niamey, following his visit to Abuja. Less than two weeks after his inauguration, the Beninese president is trying to reopen dialog with the countries of the AES,…

The Ivorian Minister of Sanitation, Amédé Koffi Kouakou, has given private operators 72 hours to clean up Abidjan, which is facing a resurgence of garbage deposits in several neighborhoods. This injunction comes as the economic capital produces more than 5,000…

The Lagos government has urgently summoned private waste collection operators following the accumulation of waste in several neighborhoods of the Nigerian megacity. Authorities point to the irregularity of provider visits and blockages at the Olusosun dump, while residents are alerting…

The case that has been shaking the National Agency for Food and Nutrition (ANAN) for several days has just reached a major judicial turning point. According to information from Le Potentiel, Yves Bogninou, the Public Procurement Officer (PRMP) of the…

The publication of President Romuald Wadagni’s first government continues to provoke reactions within the presidential movement. While several activists and leaders from the Union Progressiste Le Renouveau (UP-R) and the Bloc Républicain (BR) hoped to see more political figures join…

The composition of the first government of Romuald Wadagni has raised frustrations within the UPR and the Republican Bloc, where several activists feel that the parties of the presidential majority are weakly represented. In response to the criticisms, Joseph Djogbénou…

The French hydrographic vessel Borda made a stopover in Cotonou as part of the maritime cooperation between Benin and France. At the request of the Beninese authorities, the ship will conduct bathymetric surveys in June aimed at updating the country’s…