Benin
Benin: a security guard empties his employer’s mobile money account and ends up in prison
A security guard, accused of having emptied the mobile money account of a company manager, appeared before the Court for the Repression of Economic...
Benin – Collision between 2 trucks in Djidja: extensive material damage
A traffic accident occurred in Dan, in the commune of Djidja, Zou department. Two heavy trucks collided, causing one of the vehicles to overturn...
Benin: bank robbery in Tchaourou, more than 5 million euros taken
A currency dealer was robbed in Tchaourou, Borgou department, on Wednesday March 19, 2025. Four as yet unidentified gunmen succeeded in seizing a sum...
Benin: 450 billion FCFA investment transforms the Port of Cotonou
The Beninese government and its financial partners have devoted more than 450 billion CFA francs (around $746.8 million) in recent years to modernizing the...
Formalizing land titles: AJT invites Cité Vie Nouvelle buyers to register
In a press release dated Thursday March 20, 2025, the Agent Judiciaire du Trésor (AJT), acting on behalf of the former Banque béninoise pour...
Benin: Inspector Dakuanté Sambieni dismissed for corruption
Dakuanté Sambieni, Inspector of Primary Education and Head of the Cobly School District (CCS), has been officially dismissed by the Ministry of Nursery and...
CDM 2026 (Q): Benin top Group C ahead of Rwanda-Nigeria clash
Benin took the lead in Group C of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, following their 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe on Thursday...
Benin: teacher jailed for sexually harassing a minor
At the Collège d'Enseignement Général (CEG) de Gouka, in the commune of Bantè, a math teacher has been taken into custody for alleged sexual...
Benin: Ouidah hosts military exercise METROPOLIS 2025
As part of the drive to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS), a large-scale military exercise, dubbed METROPOLIS 2025,...
Benin: hope of provisional release for 2 customs officers prosecuted by the CRIET
The former brigade commander of the Hillacondji customs post and his secretary could soon be released. Their case, linked to the suspicious clearance of...