POLITICS

Former Speaker of Benin’s National Assembly, Me Adrien Houngbédji, has once again spoken out in favor of political appeasement in the country. Speaking on April 15, 2025, at the Youth Summit, the leader of the Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)—despite being…

On Tuesday, Guy Marius Sagna, a member of the ruling Pastef party, officially requested the indictment of former Senegalese president Macky Sall before the High Court of Justice for high treason. The move follows a report by the Court of…

In Benin, the head of the Republican Guard, Colonel Dieudonné Djimon Tévoédjrè, has been promoted to the rank of Colonel-Major by presidential decree dated March 26, 2025. The decision, effective as of April 1, was co-signed by the ministers responsible…

Pan-African activist Kemi Seba has been honored with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in Political Science. The honorary distinction was conferred by Bel Campus University in Kinshasa in recognition of his ideological and political commitment to African emancipation and…

Benin’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has released the official timelines for activities related to the 2026 general elections. The presentation ceremony took place on the morning of Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at the institution’s headquarters in Cotonou, in the…

Following the failure of Angolan mediation, the heads of state of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have decided to take charge of the search for a lasting solution to the crisis in the…

For several months now, the opposition party Les Démocrates has been accusing local authorities and the Republican Police of systematically hindering its activities throughout the country. With meetings banned, rallies blocked and police intervention, Boni Yayi’s political party denounces a…

Gabon’s Constitutional Court has reinstated four candidates previously rejected by the Ministry of the Interior, bringing to eight the number of contenders for the presidential election scheduled for April 12. The announcement was made on national television on Friday evening.…

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his threat to withdraw access to classified information from his predecessor Joe Biden and several Democratic figures. Among those now denied clearance are Joe Biden, members of his family, former Vice…

An attempt to poison President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was recently foiled, involving two brothers linked to former Prime Minister Henri Marie Dondara. According to the Central African authorities, the suspects were arrested after attempting to poison the president as part of…

On a cross-country tour, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, President of Burkina Faso, reaffirmed his opposition to Western powers. “We are no longer fighting a war against terrorism, but a battle for our independence”, declared Captain Ibrahim Traoré during a visit to…

In an official statement issued on Friday morning, Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced the dismissal of Prime Minister Kamel Madouri. He has entrusted the leadership of the government to Sarah Zaafrani Zenzri, former Minister of Equipment and Housing. In his…

The President of the Parti Démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI-RDA), Tidjane Thiam, is likely to have renounced his French nationality, as revealed in the French Official Journal of Thursday, March 20, 2025. According to the decree of March 19, 2025,…

The Somali government has confirmed that Tuesday’s explosion in Mogadishu was an assassination attempt against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, attributed to the Al-Shabaab terrorist group. According to the Ministry of Information, the presidential convoy was targeted at around 10:32 am…

The Générations et Peuples Solidaires (GPS) political movement has reacted strongly to the exclusion of its president, Guillaume Kigbafori Soro, from the provisional electoral list published on Wednesday March 19, 2025 by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). In a press…

The president of the Congrès pour la Justice et l’Égalité des Peuples (Cojep), Charles Blé Goudé, has reacted to his exclusion from the provisional electoral list published on Monday March 17, 2025 by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Invited to…

On Wednesday March 19, 2025, the government of the rupture held its weekly conclave in the presence of the Head of State, President Patrice Talon. During the meeting, a number of decisions were taken to implement the government’s action program.…

On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the Autonomous National Electoral Commission(Céna) and the Electoral Platform of Civil Society Organizations(PEOSC) held a working session on preparations for the 2026 general elections. Led by its coordinator, Léontine Idohou, the PEOSC delegation presented several…

On Sunday March 16, 2025, the former president of the National Assembly, Adrien Houngbédji, visited Boni Yayi’s home in Cotonou. This courtesy visit comes a few weeks after the former head of state himself paid a similar visit to Houngbédji…

As the end of his second term approaches, the question of a possible presidential pardon continues to divide opinion in Benin. Questioned on this subject in an exclusive interview with Jeune Afrique, President Patrice Talon was categorical: he will not…

Antoine Guédou-Vissétogbé, president of the GSR party and spokesman for the Cadre de Concertation de l’Opposition, was a guest on Version Originale on Carrefour TVC on Sunday March 16, 2025, when he offered a critical analysis of the current electoral…

The names of former president Laurent Gbagbo and his former youth minister, Charles Blé Goudé, are absent from the provisional electoral list 2024-2025 published this Monday, March 17, 2025 by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). The Ivorian authorities justify the…

The Force Cauris pour un Bénin Émergent (FCBE) has clarified its absence from the Cadre de Concertation des partis de l’opposition. In an interview with Bip Radio’s L’Entretien Grand Format program on Sunday March 16, Paul Hounkpè, the party’s top…

Benin is preparing to set up a consultation framework bringing together the country’s former top officials. The initiative, spearheaded by former presidents Nicéphore D. Soglo and Boni Yayi, is also supported by Adrien Houngbédji, former president of the National Assembly.…

As he nears the end of his second term in office, Patrice Talon is beginning to outline his vision for his succession to the head of state in 2026. In an interview with Jeune Afrique, the Beninese president confirmed that…

The Libyan judiciary has recently ruled on a corruption case involving Moussa Al-Maqrif, Minister of Education in the Government of National Unity. He has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for favoritism and nepotism in the…

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Abobo, a working-class district in northern Abidjan, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, president of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), declared that he has the ideal profile to ensure a transition between President Alassane Ouattara’s generation and…

In an interview with Jeune Afrique on March 14, 2025, Beninese President Patrice Talon spoke about his relationship with his predecessor, Thomas Boni Yayi. Amid speculation about a potential political comeback by the former head of state, Talon sought to…

Candide Azannaï has taken a skeptical stance regarding President Patrice Talon’s recent statements. Responding to the interview granted by the head of state to Jeune Afrique, the former delegate minister—now a prominent opposition figure—has questioned the sincerity of Talon’s remarks.…

The Malian Council of Ministers met in regular session on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in its deliberation room at Koulouba Palace, under the presidency of Colonel Assimi GOITA, President of the Transition, Head of State. After examining the items on…