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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…

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…

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-Ouèrè in the Plateau department, when a truck carrying smuggled gas caught fire around 4 a.m.…

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…

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 Détchénou, the deputies examined and adopted several bills covering strategic areas…

A violent fire broke out on the afternoon of Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Hêvié 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…

The President of the Progressive Union Renewal, Joseph Djogbénou, 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…

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,…

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…

Questioned by the opposition about the sensitive issue of the salaries of high-ranking state officials, the Beninese government, through its spokesperson, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, responded on Friday, June 20, 2025. During a meeting with the press at the headquarters of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

In anticipation of the communal and municipal elections scheduled for 2026 in Benin, the opposition party Les Démocrates enters a critical phase of its preparation. Through an official announcement, the political formation informs of the opening of the candidacy submission…

A tragedy unfolded on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Adamè Houèglo, 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…

For several weeks now, the population of the village of Déna, 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…

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…

The Benin government takes a new step in the “Reinvent the lakeland city of Ganvié” project with the launch of the phase to create prototypes of modern homes on the water. The traditional structures of Ganvié, emblematic of the lakeland…

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…

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…

In an interview given to Guérite TV, Jacques Ayadji, president of the Moele-Bénin 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…

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…

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…

New legal troubles for the former OB26 movement coordinator. Already sanctioned in January 2025 for incitement to rebellion, Hosée Houngnibo, known for his outspoken support for businessman Olivier Boko, is once again facing justice. This time he is appearing before…

In a letter dated June 16, 2025, addressed to the General Secretary of the Progressive Union the Renewal (UP-R), Gratien-Laurent Ahouanmenou responds to the request for clarification that was sent to him following his public statements. He defends the legitimacy…