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CEP 2025 in Benin: the results of the sick people’s session are already available
The Exams and Competitions Department of the Ministry of Early Childhood and Primary Education released the results of the special sick student’s session for the Primary Studies Certificate (CEP) on July 11, 2025. The 2025 CEP sick student’s session officially… -
UEMOA, ECOWAS: Diomaye Faye advocates for an overhaul of regional institutions
During his official visit to Benin, the Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye took advantage of his joint statement with President Patrice Talon to address key topics related to the future of regional integration in West Africa. During his speech at… -
Official Visit to Cotonou: Bassirou Diomaye Faye Explains His Late Arrival in Benin
The Senegalese president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye arrived in Cotonou on Tuesday late afternoon for an official visit to Benin. This is his first visit to the country since his election as the head of Senegal on March 24, 2024. This… -
Arrest of Hugues Sossoukpรจ: The Democrats party demands explanations
Au Bรฉnin, le parti dโopposition Les Dรฉmocrates a exprimรฉ de vives prรฉoccupations quant aux conditions dโinterpellation du journaliste et activiste Hugues Comlan Sossoukpรจ, actuellement dรฉtenu ร la prison civile de Ouidah. C’รฉtait ร lโoccasion dโun point de presse tenu ce… -
Audit of the electoral file: international experts on a mission in Benin
The four international experts recruited to audit the Beninese electoral file were received this Tuesday, July 15, 2025, by the president of the Constitutional Court. A strategic meeting that marks a key step in a mission aimed at ensuring the… -
Benin: Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye discusses his talks with Patrice Talon
Arriving in Cotonou on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, for a work visit, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Beninese counterpart Patrice Talon addressed several major issues. From bilateral cooperation to strengthening trade ties, to combating terrorism and the essential… -
Matรฉri: a young man found hanging from a tree
A tragedy has struck the town of Matรฉri this Tuesday, July 15, 2025. The lifeless body of a young man was found hanging from a tree in the immediate vicinity of General Education College 1 (CEG 1), according to information… -
2026 General Elections in Benin: ANIP sends the first electoral data to CENA
The National Agency for Identification (ANIP) and the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) took a major step forward in the preparation for the 2026 general elections in Benin, this Monday, July 14, 2025. In accordance with the electoral law, the… -
Togo: July 17th, 2025 declared a paid non-working holiday
The Togolese authorities announce that Thursday, July 17, 2025, the day of the municipal elections, will be a public holiday, on which no work will be done and pay will be provided. This decision, taken in accordance with the electoral… -
Cameroon: Paul Biya appoints Vice-Admiral Joseph Fouda as Special Advisor to the Presidency
With less than three months to go before the presidential election scheduled for October 12, 2025, Cameroonian President Paul Biya signed, on Tuesday, July 15, a decree appointing Vice-Admiral Joseph Fouda to the position of Special Advisor to the Presidency… -
Benin: arrival of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Cotonou
At the invitation of his Benin counterpart, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye arrived in Cotonou this Tuesday, July 15, 2025, for a work visit. Welcomed by Beninese foreign minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari at Cardinal Bernardin Gantin Airport, he will meet… -
Nigeria: An academy to retrain cybercriminals into digital experts
In the face of the alarming rise of cybercrime, Nigeria is opting for an innovative response. Instead of simply focusing on repression, the authorities announce the creation of an academy specializing in the professional retraining of former hackers. This unprecedented… -
Couffo: a formidable robber subdued by the Republican Police in Dahouรฉ
The Republican Police conducted an operation this Monday in the village of Dahouรฉ, Couffo department, putting an end to the actions of an individual who was actively wanted for multiple acts of serious crime. According to information reported by Le… -
From invitation to trap? The movie of journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpรจ’s arrest in Abidjan
Officially invited to Abidjan to cover a digital innovation fair, Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpรจ, a political refugee in Togo, was arrested in his hotel room and then expelled to Benin on a “private” plane according to the revelations of… -
Tragedy in Savalou: a woman found dead in her field, two suspects lynched by the populace
A tragic event took place on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in the district of Ottola, located in the town of Savalou, department of Collines. A woman in her thirties was found dead in her vegetable field, about 15 kilometers from… -
Official Visit: Patrice Talon welcomes Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Cotonou
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the Beninese president Patrice Talon will welcome his Senegalese counterpart Bassirou Diomaye Faye for an official visit marking a significant milestone in the relations between Benin and Senegal. According to information reported by Canal 3,… -
Benin: Shadrac Houngnibo explains himself before the CRIET on extracts from his statement
Pan-African activist Shadrac Watowรฉdรฉ Houngnibo appeared this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET). As the national coordinator of the NGO Pan-African Urgencies founded by Kemi Seba, the activist is facing… -
Benin: here are the charges held against the journalist and web-activist Hugues Sossoukpรจ
The Beninese journalist and web activist, Hugues Comlan Sossoukpรจ, now knows the allegations against him. Following his hearing on Monday, July 14, 2025, before the Instruction Commission of the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET), several… -
Benin: Journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpรจ returns to prison, Criet confirms his provisional detention
The Beninese journalist, Comlan Hugues Sossoukpรจ, who was arrested in Abidjan on Thursday, July 10, 2025, and then extradited to Cotonou, appeared on Monday, July 14, 2025, before the Court of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET). The Liberties Chamber decided… -
Benin: Journalist Hugues Sossoukpรจ placed under judicial supervision after his hearing
The Beninese journalist and web activist, Hugues Comlan Sossoukpรจ, was officially placed under detention order on Monday, July 14, 2025, by the Court of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET). His detention came after his hearing before the Commission on Freedoms… -
Benin: the CNIN calls out to the promoters of the Tiktok account “Abortion 2290”
The National Digital Investigation Center (CNIN) has apprehended the promoters of the TikTok account “Abortion 2290”. The news was shared to the public through a post on their Facebook page this Monday. After their arrest, these individuals who were promoting… -
Benin – Criet: Comlan Hugues Sossoukpรจ claims his Togolese nationality in front of the judge
The Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpรจ, arrested in Abidjan and extradited to Benin, appeared this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the judge of detention and freedoms at the CRIET. Represented by a team of seven international lawyers, in court on… -
Hugues Sossoukpรจ: his lawyers request his provisional release
Journalist and web activist Hugues Sossoukpรจ stood before the Commission for Freedom and Detention of the Court of Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism for a new hearing this Monday, July 14th. In response to this hearing, Attorney Barnabรฉ Gbago… -
RSF condemns the arrest of Hugues Comlan Sossoukpรจ and demands his immediate release
As the Beninese journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpรจ is presented this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the special prosecutor of the CRIET, the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed its indignation at the circumstances of his arrest. In a statement… -
Arrest of C. Hugues Sossoukpรจ: RSF denounces an “unheard of” extradition and demands his immediate release
Beninese journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpรจ, a political refugee in Togo since 2021, was arrested in Ivory Coast where he was officially invited for a professional mission. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns an arrest it considers illegal and calls for his… -
From Invitation to Trap: The Film of the Arrest of Journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpรจ in Abidjan
Officially invited to Abidjan to cover a digital innovation expo, the Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpรจ, a political refugee in Togo, was arrested in his hotel room and then expelled to Benin on a “private” plane, according to Reporters Without… -
Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara closes the door on the legalization of homosexuality
As debates on same-sex marriage increase around the world, Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara has clearly expressed his opposition to any form of legalization of union between individuals of the same sex in Ivory Coast. Citing traditions and national laws, the… -
Ornamental Stones: Salami Chabi Sika, the young man who is making Benin shine in the sub-regional construction industry
In just three years, Salami Chabi Sika has managed to establish himself as a major player in the ornamental stones industry in Benin and the sub-region. Through his agency Accรจs Service and the platform pierre-benin.com, he promotes local mineral resources… -
Training and reclassification in the public sector: Adidjatou Mathys clarifies the rules
The Minister of Labor and Public Service, Adidjatou Mathys, has provided important details about the requirements for administrative regularization of State employees who undergo training. In an official announcement dated Friday, July 11, 2025, she highlighted that continuing education and… -
Vision Benin 2060: a 35-year plan provokes virulent criticism from the PCB
On July 4, 2025, the Beninese National Assembly unanimously voted in favor of law no. 2025-16 outlining Benin’s development vision for 2060. This vision, considered a long-term roadmap, aims to implement rigorous planning, avoid any strategic discontinuity in the conduct…