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The Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) opened on February 3, 2026 the trial of four people charged with praising crimes against state security, in the case of the foiled coup d’État of December 7, 2025…

An unusually strange scene unfolded this Tuesday, February 3, 2026, around 10 a.m., in front of a bank near Allada’s bus station. According to information from Les 4 Vérités, a municipal administrative officer who had come to perform a banking…

A major fire broke out in the early hours of this Thursday morning in front of the Malanville rice mill, not far from a customs checkpoint, spreading panic in the area. According to several witnesses on the scene, a truck…

In view of the upcoming commissioning of the Ahossougbéta administrative city, whose works are due to be completed during the year, the authorities have undertaken the contracting of development works on the western side of the section linking this city…

In Pahou, in the commune of Ouidah, two individuals suspected of motorcycle theft have been arrested by officers of the Republican Police. The incident concerns a Wave 110 motorcycle, reported stolen by its owner. According to reported information, the intervention…

As part of the investigation into the attempted coup d’État on December 7, 2025, Chabi Yayi was summoned this Wednesday, February 4, 2026 by the Judicial Police to be questioned regarding elements related to this case. The summons comes as…

The Cotonou City Hall officially launched the census of taxi, motorcycle, and tricycle drivers and other similar vehicles, with the aim of organizing, regulating, and modernizing urban transport in Benin’s economic capital. This operation, part of a broader effort to…

The trial of the 21-year-old TikTok influencer Kingbo Florence opened this Tuesday, February 3, 2026, before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) in a charged atmosphere. The young woman is charged by the Special Prosecutor’s…

The Republican Police carried out a major seizure of artisanal alcoholic beverages unfit for consumption in the commune of Dogbo, in Mono Department. In total, 770 litres of sodabi were removed from circulation following a field operation, Le Matinal has…

The Director General of the National Agency for the Management of Expertise and Project Ownership (ANAGEM) provided clarifications on the relocation of commercial activities around the Dantokpa International Market, during a recent statement to the media. According to her remarks,…

A network trafficking in fraudulent passports was uncovered at the Cardinal-Bernardin Gantin International Airport in Cotonou, leading to the arrest of several people, including two officers of the Republican Police, according to local press. The operation, conducted by the Economic…

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has published the list of 167 new assistant professors recruited on probation for Benin’s public universities. This decision is part of the drive to strengthen human resources undertaken by authorities to sustainably…

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) issued, on January 28, 2026, a judgment acquitting former executive secretary of the Kpomassè town hall, Dieudonné Aloukoutou, and his associate Gbaguidi Christian. The decision was made on the…

The Society of Road Infrastructures and Territorial Development (SIRAT SA) announces temporary traffic disruptions in several strategic areas of Cotonou, due to nighttime maintenance work on road safety equipment. In a press release, the company informs that repair operations on…

The main opposition party, Les Démocrates, issued on January 31, 2026, a statement following the arrest and provisional detention of its vice-president, Alassane Tigri, in a case related to the attempted coup d’État that shook Benin on December 7, 2025.…

Arrested as part of the investigation into the alleged coup d’État attempt, lawyer Stanic Adjacotan was released this Friday, January 30, 2026, according to multiple sources. According to one of his lawyers, the charge brought against him is “glorification of…

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) reviewed a case that was, to say the least, unusual, involving a person posing as a member of the United States military. Following the submissions, the public prosecutor requested…

Benin takes a new step in guaranteeing the right to identity with an initiative from the National Agency for Identification of Persons (ANIP) aimed at enrolling children who have never been registered with the civil registry. This information was made…

Soixante-dix-huit ans après sa fondation à Porto-Novo, l’Église du Christianisme Céleste (ECC) traverse l’une des périodes les plus délicates de son histoire. Depuis la mort de son fondateur, le prophète Samuel Bilehou Joseph Oschoffa, en 1985, la question de la…

In a financial context marked by profound changes and rising performance demands, the FECECAM Bénin has carried out the official handover of mission letters to the branch managers and the cash managers of its network. A ceremony that is part…

Alassane Tigri, former Minister of Sports and head of the opposition party Les Démocrates, was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, according to information from Bip radio. At this stage, the motives for this arrest…

The Court for the Repression of Economic and Terrorism Offences (CRIET) of Benin examined, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, an unusual case mixing charges of cybercrime, online fraud, and money laundering involving a father and his son. The case was…

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MESRS) is warning about a worrying administrative situation. In total, 1,021 diploma equivalency attestations, though issued, were never collected by their beneficiaries. These documents relate to requests processed between 2019 and 2025.…

The special public prosecutor’s office at the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) requested, on Tuesday January 27, 2026, a sentence of two years’ imprisonment to be served along with a fine of 10 million CFA…

An integrated survey on household living conditions, conducted by Instad in the recent period, sheds light on several structural realities of the country with regard to poverty, access to social services, and the labor market.

Dans la nuit du mardi 20 au mercredi 21 janvier 2026, le Centre National d’Investigations Numériques (CNIN) a procédé à une série d’interpellations dans la commune de Za‑Kpota, dans l’arrondissement d’Assanlin. Dans le cadre d’une opération ciblée de lutte contre…

An unusual case has rocked the Akogbato neighborhood in Abomey-Calavi. A young nanny, mother of an eight-week-old baby, was arrested on January 23, 2026 by the Godomey district police station, suspected of stealing a Bajaj motorcycle. According to initial investigations,…

The Directorate of the Baccalaureate Office (DOB) reminds candidates that registrations for the 2026 Baccalaureate session will end on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. This announcement appears in a statement published on January 17. Candidates, as well as…

The Beninese political world is in mourning. Zakaria Yarou Kpinro, the first deputy mayor of the commune of Pèrèrè in the Borgou Department, died on Saturday, January 24, 2026, after a brief illness. The announcement was made public this Sunday…

The locality of Bio Sika, in the Biro arrondissement, commune of N’Dali, was the scene of a violent robbery in the night from Friday, January 23 to Saturday, January 24, 2026. The attack, which occurred around 2:00 a.m., targeted a…