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The Beninese government is launching a large recruitment and training program for 1,850 young people for the benefit of the Beninese Armed Forces (FAB), spread over 2025 and 2026. This initiative aims to strengthen military personnel and increase the national…

The registration period for the 2026 national Bachelor’s and Master’s exams is now open in Benin. The commission responsible for organizing the exams announced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the opening of the registration registry for candidates wishing to sit…

Togo is in mourning. Zarifou Ayéva, 83, former Minister of State in charge of Foreign Affairs and founding president of the Parti pour la Démocratie et le Renouveau (PDR), has died. Born in Sokodé, in the Tchaoudjo prefecture, Ayéva left…

After his questioning, Chabi Yayi was placed in police custody on the evening of Sunday, December 14, 2025, according to one of his lawyers. According to the latter, the procedure is said to be linked to the attempted coup foiled…

Former MP Octave Cossi Houdégbé has passed away. His passing was announced by his relatives. He died at the age of 80, leaving behind a deeply saddened family. Founder of the Houdégbé North American University of Benin (HNAUB), present in…

The Court for the Suppression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) issued its decision in the Steve Amoussou case on Monday, December 15, 2025. The special tribunal annulled the initial first-instance judgment, while upholding the defendant’s sentence of two years…

The mutineers arrested following the attempted coup on December 7, 2025, are due to appear before the special prosecutor of the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) this Monday, December 15, 2025, Banouto has learned from…

In Bohicon, in the Zou department, a police operation led to the arrest of two individuals involved in the sale of a stolen tricycle, our colleagues at Le Matinal report. The events took place recently in a neighborhood of the…

The figures published in Savè by the departmental Directorate of Social Affairs on gender-based violence reveal a worrying situation. Between January 2024 and December 2025, 614 early pregnancies and 38 rapes of minors were recorded in the municipality. Among the…

On the night of Tuesday, December 9 to Wednesday, December 10, 2025, a patrol from the Illara border police station, in the municipality of Kétou, seized seventy packages of Indian hemp following a nighttime chase. Around 1:00 a.m., officers spotted…

Police Commissioner Landry Bignon Delcoz Kindjanhoundé, identified as the author of a damning video broadcast on Monday, December 8, 2025, was arrested on Tuesday, December 9. His arrest came less than twenty-four hours after the release of a recording in…

In Benin, in the aftermath of the failed coup d’état on Sunday, December 7, 2025, the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (Criet) issued international arrest warrants against Beninese activist Kemi Séba and Sabi Sira Korogoné.

The CRIET appeals chamber on Monday, December 8, 2025, issued a cassation ruling in the breach of trust case involving the former director general of the public agency AGETIP-Bénin, Raymond Adékambi. By this ruling, the appeals court found that it…

The city of Abomey-Calavi was shaken by an unexpected incident on Sunday. While national attention remained focused on the foiled attempt to seize power in Cotonou, inmates at the civil prison tried to take advantage of the unsettled atmosphere to…

The trade union confederations CSA-Bénin, CGTB and UNSTB reacted on Sunday, December 7, 2025, to the attempted coup carried out in the early morning by a group of uniformed men against President Patrice Talon. In a joint statement, the trade…

Benin went through a morning of high tension on Sunday, December 7, 2025, when a group of men in uniform briefly seized the national television station to announce the dissolution of institutions and political parties. This attempted takeover by force…

In the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, December 3, the Beninese government changed the name of Cotonou airport, now called “Aéroport Bernardin GANTIN”. Questioned on Friday, December 5, 2025, the government spokesperson, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, detailed the reasons for this…

A group of 150 Beninese nationals in an irregular situation in Algeria were repatriated to Cotonou on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. They landed at Cotonou airport on a charter flight arranged as part of a voluntary return operation carried out…

The draw procedure to allocate stalls at the PK3 modern market in Cotonou will take place on dates to be announced shortly, the competent authority said. This operation is part of bringing the new market into service, which is expected…

Marc Dansou, Person Responsible for Public Procurement (PRMP) of the Municipality of Dangbo, has been suspended from his duties for a period of five years. The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARMP) notified him of the decision on 26 November 2025,…

The Nigerien Defense and Security Forces announced on Thursday that they had “neutralized” 205 terrorists and arrested 136 people involved in terrorist acts or criminal networks operating on national territory during the month of November. According to the army’s monthly…

In Côte d’Ivoire, a large-scale operation against drug trafficking was carried out on Monday, December 1, 2025, in Vavoua, in the Haut-Sassandra region, by the Cellule antidrogue de Daloa (CAD) with the support of the escadron mobile 1/2 de Daloa.…

Brazzaville celebrated, on 2 December 2025, the official inauguration of the Hôtel Kempinski, a five-star establishment already asserting itself as one of the new showcases of prestige and ambition in the Congolese capital. The ceremony, presided over by Denis Sassou…

Burkina Faso is preparing to reinstate the death penalty in its penal code. The decision, announced Thursday, December 4 at the end of the Council of Ministers, comes from the military regime led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré. The death penalty,…

In the wake of a year marked by accelerating coastal erosion in West Africa, representatives of the coastal countries met this Thursday, December 4, 2025, in Cotonou to think together about the most effective responses. Ministers, experts, donors and technical…

UPMB has a new president. Following its elective general meeting held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at the Bourse du Travail de Cotonou, journalist Hervé Prudence Hessou was elected to head the organization. A former vice-president of the outgoing board,…

CANALBOX Benin announces an exceptional promotion with free fiber installation from December 1 to 31, 2025. The brand is simultaneously expanding its coverage to Akpakpa to offer thousands of families an unlimited, stable and ultra-fast connection. The holiday season starts…

A murder case has shaken the municipality of Zè for several days. Investigations opened after the unexplained disappearance of a young man have ultimately led to the arrest of his elder brother, now the main suspect in a fratricide that…

Actress Aurélie Nougloï-Guézo appeared on Thursday, December 4, 2025 before the correctional judge of the CRIET’s trial chamber. Placed in pretrial detention, she is being prosecuted for internet fraud. According to the prosecution, she is suspected of having bought a…

The locality of Houin, in the Assanté district, municipality of Glazoué, has been in deep shock since the afternoon of Tuesday, December 2, 2025. A man known for his artistic involvement in the “Toba” rhythm and very active within a…