SOCIETY

A tragic incident occurred on the night of Friday, July 18 to Saturday, July 19, 2025, in N’Dali, northern Benin. A family man, identified by the initials K.Y., was fatally shot by a security officer stationed at a health center.…

A young man, presenting himself as a slam poet and writer, appeared this Monday before the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET). He is being prosecuted for alleged electronic harassment and internet fraud after the distribution…

A burglary that occurred on Friday, July 18, 2025, in the locality of Hêvié Houinmin led to the arrest of two individuals and the initiation of a broad investigation. On that day, criminals forced the door of a laborer’s home…

At the Bembèrèkè Military Training Center, 1785 young Beninese, including 109 girls, were officially presented to the flag this Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Under the presidency of the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Alassane Séidou, and in the…

An employee of a fuel distribution company appeared in court, accused of embezzling over 7,000 liters of Diesel and Gasoline, equating to over 6 million FCFA. At the bar, he admitted to part of the facts by citing months of…

An eight-year sentence of criminal imprisonment and a fine of ten million CFA francs: that’s the punishment handed down to a police officer found guilty of diversion of public funds and money laundering. The verdict was made on Wednesday, July…

A man appeared on Monday, July 21, 2025, in front of the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) for a banking fraud case. He is accused of exploiting a vulnerability in the mobile app of BGFI…

À travers le programme exclusif baptisé « Celtiis Open Day Médias », la Société béninoise d’infrastructures numériques (SBIN) a convié les professionnels des médias à une immersion totale dans son univers technologique le jeudi 17 juillet 2025. L’objectif est de…

In a much-anticipated appearance this Sunday, July 20, 2025, on ESAE TV, Jean-Baptiste Elias, President of the Steering Committee (Copil) for the electoral file audit, responded point by point to accusations leveled against him by Michel Alokpo, reporter of the…

The Beninese Electric Power Company (SBEE) is embarking on a new phase in its history. On Friday, July 18, 2025, a transition ceremony was held at the headquarters’ conference room in Cotonou, presided over the handover of responsibilities between outgoing…

The Beninese government has responded to criticisms sparked by the arrest and extradition of journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè from Côte d’Ivoire. Invited this Sunday, July 20, 2025 on Canal 3 Benin’s channel, the executive spokesperson, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, denied any…

On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at the Luxembourg Embassy in Cotonou, the closing ceremony of the LuxAid Challenge Fund program honored seven Beninese startups with high social and environmental impact. This program of Luxembourg’s cooperation supports innovative entrepreneurial initiatives, aspiring…

Vitalie Pirlog, former Moldovan Justice Minister, was extradited from the United Arab Emirates to France on Friday, July 18. Considered the mastermind of a corruption network aiming to erase Interpol red notices against international fugitives, he is now under formal…

On Friday, July 18, 2025, the German government carried out the deportation of 81 Afghans who had been convicted by the judiciary, as part of a significant tightening of its immigration policy. This decision, driven by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, was…

President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, in his capacity as Minister of the Armed Forces, has signed a decision enacting the reform and dismissal of 559 Togolese soldiers for desertion. A decisive sweep in the ranks of the Togolese Armed Forces (FAT).…

The funeral program for Sonia Annick Agbantou, an iconic figure of the Beninese media, began this Thursday, July 17, 2025, with the arrival of her remains at Cotonou Airport. After a touching evening of prayers in Ouenlinda, the body now…

The Baccalaureate Office of Benin has announced the organization of a special session for candidates eligible for the BAC 2025 who could not participate in the optional, sports, or oral exams for exceptional reasons. According to a statement signed by…

The President of the National Assembly, Louis Vlavonou, is being strongly criticized by the deputies of the parliamentary group Les Démocrates. In a public statement on Thursday, July 17, 2025, the opposition members expressed their profound disapproval of how the…

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) held a significant hearing on Thursday, July 17, 2025, regarding a smuggling case on the Niger River. Two high-ranking military officers are involved: Jean-Léon Olatoundji, former Chief of Staff…

Having passed away in Dijon, France, on Monday, June 23, 2025 at the age of 39, the Beninese broadcaster Sonia Annick Agbantou was repatriated to Benin on the night of Thursday, July 17. Her remains were received at the Cardinal…

The court in Abomey-Calavi examined, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, a case of breach of trust involving a young girl in high school, housed by a couple in Agori, in the same municipality. She is accused of embezzling more than…

On Thursday, July 17, 2025, France ends more than six decades of permanent military presence in Senegal. During an official ceremony in Dakar, the facilities of the Geille camp and the military aeronautical stopover will be returned to the Senegalese…

The 57,349 candidates declared admissible during the first deliberation of the June 2025 baccalaureate examination can now check their grades. Results are available online at eresultats.bj. This second deliberation follows the physical education and optional subject exams. It has helped…

The case opposing the former Beninese ministers Paulin Akponna and Samou Seidou Adambi will not be examined immediately. The Abomey-Calavi court, convened on this Wednesday, July 16, 2025, decided to postpone the hearing until next October 22, conditioning the review…

The former Minister of Sports, Ganiou Soglo, is outraged by the alleged political appropriation of his father, the 94-year-old president Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo. In a firm statement released on the evening of Wednesday, July 16, 2025, he denounces a media…

Accused of harassment and electronic fraud, the Beninese TikToker Florent Mahougnon Mèkponou learned his fate on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) sentenced him to a two-year suspended prison term and…

The Council of Ministers, meeting on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, has enacted a major change at the head of the Beninese Electric Power Company (SBEE). Hippolyte Ebagnitchie succeeds André-Marie Kaczmarek, who was appointed to this position in December 2023. This…

Le Conseil des ministres tenu ce mercredi 16 juillet 2025 a procédé à une série de nominations et de promotions au sein de la magistrature béninoise. Des magistrats ont été affectés ou promus dans plusieurs juridictions, tant ordinaires que spéciales.…

Two days before the municipal elections, Togolese authorities have decided to take strict security measures. A joint statement published this Tuesday by the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Customary Chieftainship, and the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection announced…

A 12-year-old child, kidnapped on the night of June 30 to July 1, 2025, in Malanville, in the Alibori department, was found safe and sound. He returned to his family home on Tuesday, July 8, after an operation carried out…