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Benin: the CEP 2025 results will be available online
After the written and physical tests, the candidates for the Certificate of Primary Studies (CEP), June 2025 session, will soon know their fate. The dates for deliberation and results announcement are now known. In Benin, deliberation is scheduled for Friday,… -
Benin – 2026 Presidential Election: NDSS
One year before the presidential election in Benin, lines are beginning to move within the ranks of the opposition. Recently invited on the set of Eden TV, the lawyer and political actor Nourou-Dine Saka Saley confirmed his intention to run… -
ECOWAS: Julius Maada Bio takes the lead of the sub-regional organization
Assembled in Abuja for the 67th regular session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African leaders elected Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio as the head of… -
Benin: three people burned to death in a gasoline truck fire in Adja-Ouรจrรจ
Three people lost their lives in a fire that broke out on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Mowodani, a locality in the municipality of Adja-Ouรจrรจ in the Plateau department, when a truck carrying smuggled gas caught fire around 4 a.m.… -
Benin 2026 Presidential Election: Government sets date for its candidates’ nomination
We know a bit more about the date for the selection of the presidential movement’s duo of candidates. An important milestone has just been set in the electoral process for the 2026 general elections in Benin. At a press briefing… -
Benin: 5 bill projects adopted by parliamentarians on Friday
The National Assembly of Benin held a plenary session on Friday, June 20, 2025 at the Governors’ Palace in Porto-Novo. In the presence of the Minister of Justice, Yvon Dรฉtchรฉnou, the deputies examined and adopted several bills covering strategic areas… -
Benin: A “Kpayo” warehouse ravaged by a fire in Abomey-Calavi
A violent fire broke out on the afternoon of Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Hรชviรฉ Allassankomey, a district of the Abomey-Calavi Municipality, completely destroying a house being used as a warehouse. The illegal storage of adulterated gasoline, commonly known as… -
Benin: Suspension of Gratien Ahouanmenou, member of the DEN of UP le Renouveau
The President of the Progressive Union Renewal, Joseph Djogbรฉnou, signed on June 18, 2025, a provisional suspension against Gratien-Laurent Ahouanmenou, a member of the National Executive Board of the party. He is accused of publicly claiming membership in the PRD… -
Benin: results available for the casting of cultural facilitators
Candidates who participated in the casting sessions on April 23 and 24, 2025, organized for the selection of cultural supervisors in the municipalities of Porto-Novo, Abomey-Calavi, and Parakou, can now check the official results. In a statement dated June 19,… -
Benin: An unexpected audit at the Parakou city hall reveals irregularities in the management of bus loading taxes
An internal audit conducted at the Parakou city hall has revealed major irregularities in the management of revenue from taxes on bus loading operations. In total, more than 7.5 million CFA francs were not returned, of which 5 million to… -
Controversy over the remuneration of Beninese leaders: the government plays the card of restraint
Questioned by the opposition about the sensitive issue of the salaries of high-ranking state officials, the Beninese government, through its spokesperson, Wilfried Lรฉandre Houngbรฉdji, responded on Friday, June 20, 2025. During a meeting with the press at the headquarters of… -
Benin: date of the proclamation of the CEP 2025 results
In Benin, the 271,890 candidates who participated in the Primary Education Certificate (CEP) will soon know their fate. According to the officials from the Examinations and Competitions Directorate, as quoted by Canal 3 Benin TV channel, the deliberations will take… -
Benin: here is the school year calendar for 2025-2026
The Beninese government, through the ministries responsible for preschool, primary, secondary, technical, and professional training, has made public the academic calendar for the 2025-2026 school year. The calendar for the 2025-2026 academic year is already available. This calendar, established by… -
Niger: 34 soldiers killed in jihadist attack at Banibangou
An attack of rare intensity mourned the Nigerian armed forces this Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Banibangou, a locality located in the west of Niger, about 250 kilometers from Niamey, near the border with Mali. According to a statement from… -
Benin – Reform in Secondary Education: A New Statutory Framework Comes into Effect
The secondary education sub-sector in Benin is taking a significant turn. In April 2025, President Patrice Talon signed a decree defining the standard statuses of public secondary, technical, and vocational education institutions. This text establishes the general rules governing the… -
Security in Godomey: stolen goods recovered, several arrests
In the context of fighting against insecurity, the Republican Police forces conducted a large-scale operation in the district of Godomey, Abomey-Calavi municipality, from June 9 to 15, 2025. According to the information reported by Peace FM, this targeted operation led… -
Togo: 26 candidacies rejected for July 2025 municipal elections
The Supreme Court of Togo, through its administrative chamber, has published the results of the review of the applications submitted for the municipal elections scheduled for July 17, 2025. Out of the 520 cases submitted by the National Independent Electoral… -
Benin – Leaders’ Salaries: opposition deputies demand transparency
With less than a year until the end of President Patrice Talon’s second term, voices are being raised in the National Assembly demanding more clarity about the remuneration of the highest-ranking government officials. In a publication dated June 19, 2025,… -
Armed attack in Toucountouna: the Kouarfa police station set on fire
The town of Toucountouna, in the northwest of Benin, was the scene of a new armed attack on the night of Wednesday, June 18th to Thursday, June 19th, 2025. Unidentified armed individuals, suspected of belonging to a terrorist organization, targeted… -
Benin – Municipal Elections 2026: The Democrats launch the call for nominations
In anticipation of the communal and municipal elections scheduled for 2026 in Benin, the opposition party Les Dรฉmocrates enters a critical phase of its preparation. Through an official announcement, the political formation informs of the opening of the candidacy submission… -
Djidja: A septuagenarian found dead in a cistern in Adamรจ Houรจglo
A tragedy unfolded on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Adamรจ Houรจglo, a locality in the Mougnon district, within the municipality of Djidja. A man, about 70 years old, was found dead at the bottom of a cistern. A well-known farmer… -
Djougou: Three wandering elephants wreak havoc in the village of Dรฉna
For several weeks now, the population of the village of Dรฉna, located in the first arrondissement of Djougou (Donga department), has been living under the constant threat of three wandering elephants. These animals, escaped from their natural habitat, roam around… -
Decentralization in Benin: the government adjusts the reform for more efficiency
On June 13, 2025, at the Palais de la Marina, President Patrice Talon and key actors in decentralization conducted an in-depth evaluation of the reforms initiated since 2022. The report of this session was presented in the Council of Ministers… -
Renovation of the Ganviรฉ Lake City: towards the construction of 250 modern homes
The Benin government takes a new step in the “Reinvent the lakeland city of Ganviรฉ” project with the launch of the phase to create prototypes of modern homes on the water. The traditional structures of Ganviรฉ, emblematic of the lakeland… -
Benin: an intern diverts 53 million through fake checks in a microfinance
A former intern of a mutual fund is currently being tried by the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET). He is accused of embezzling nearly 53 million CFA francs through 44 falsified checks, according to revelations… -
Benin – Repeated theft of cash at the residence of an attorney: the gardener under suspicion
A young gardener found himself in the dock at the Cotonou Court of First Instance on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, for a case of cash theft at a lawyer’s home. Hired about a year ago, the defendant worked as a… -
Political misinformation on the ground: Ayadji invites Djogbรฉnou and Bio Tchanรฉ to straighten out their supporters
In an interview given to Guรฉrite TV, Jacques Ayadji, president of the Moele-Bรฉnin party, expressed his deep dissatisfaction with certain practices observed in the political field and within the presidential movement itself. He openly accuses municipal officials of allied parties… -
Parakou: A hairdresser gets 10 years in prison for s3xual offenses on minors
A 42-year-old hairdresser has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with 5 years to be served without parole, by the Parakou court for sexual offenses against minors. According to the narrative of events by the National Women’s Institute, the… -
Modern markets in Benin: free period ends in July, giving way to fees
After a year of operating free of charge, the modern markets of Cotonou will enter a new phase starting from July 2025. Traders established in these infrastructures will now have to pay a daily fee of 600 CFA francs. The… -
Benin: Hosรฉe Houngnibo faces a new proceeding before the Criet
New legal troubles for the former OB26 movement coordinator. Already sanctioned in January 2025 for incitement to rebellion, Hosรฉe Houngnibo, known for his outspoken support for businessman Olivier Boko, is once again facing justice. This time he is appearing before…