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The Beninese Football Federation (FBF) held its regular and extraordinary General Assemblies on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, in Missérété. The meeting, marked by a strong mobilization of national football stakeholders, was an opportunity to examine and unanimously adopt the various…

Le président de la Fédération béninoise de football (FBF), Mathurin de Chacus, a annoncé ce mercredi 20 août 2025 à Missérété qu’il ne briguera pas de nouveau mandat à la tête de l’instance dirigeante du football national. Mathurin de Chacus…

The Minister of the Interior and Public Security has ordered the Republican Police to work with local authorities to put an end to the illegal occupation of sidewalks, hand-drawn vehicle traffic, and stray animals. This decision aims to restore public…

The former Beninese international Razack Omotoyossi passed away in the morning of Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria. According to a close associate, the healthy 39-year-old player succumbed after a series of ordeals that had deeply affected him. The…

One year ahead of the 2026 general elections, the National Agency for Person Identification (ANIP) clarifies the conditions for choosing a voting center. On Saturday, August 16, 2025, during a meeting with political party leaders and civil society organizations in…

For a few days now, verbal tensions have been simmering between Beninese and Gabonese internet users on social media, following a controversy regarding Beninese traders based in Gabon. In response to this unraveling situation, the Beninese government issued an official…

A Southwest Airlines pilot was apprehended on January 15 at Savannah Airport in Georgia, while preparing to take off with a plane full of passengers. David Allsop, the commander of flight 3772 bound for Chicago, was arrested for drunk driving…

The Illara Border Commission seized a significant cargo of Indian hemp on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The operation took place in the late afternoon during a routine patrol. According to the police, two suspicious individuals were spotted near a motorcycle.…

A serious traffic accident occurred on the night of Saturday, August 16, to Sunday, August 17, 2025, on Interstate Route No. 2, at the crossing bridge of the Ouémé River, in the town of Glazoué. A bus from the company…

At 45, Nigerian star Tiwa Savage hasn’t given up on love. In a recent interview aired on a widely shared podcast on social media, the singer candidly spoke, with a touch of self-mockery, about her ongoing single status. “I’m still…

The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday, August 14, 2025, the pre-selection of 91 operating room hygienists as part of the recruitment of the third class of human health resources for the “Bridging the Gaps” project. According to the ministry’s…

The county tennis championships begin this Tuesday, August 12 and will extend until August 15, 2025. The event will take place simultaneously in the various regional leagues of the country. On the schedule, several categories are engaged: girls and boys…

Presented this Thursday, August 14, 2025, before the Court for Economic Offenses and Terrorism (Criet), the Beninese TikToker, Jérémy Degamer, was acquitted due to the benefit of the doubt. Beninese TikToker Jérémy Degamer was released this Thursday, August 14, 2025,…

The Ministry of Elementary Education published, on August 12, 2025, the results of the entrance exam to the Bembèrèkè Military Prytanée and the Natitingou Girls Military High School. In total, 72 candidates, girls and boys, were selected subject to checks,…

The Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Holy See – Porto-Novo Mother Parish, has expressed its deep concern over the disrespectful use of the prayer robe in videos shared on TikTok by Boris El Chocozi and Tata Nadia. The religious institution…

As with every year, the city of Savalou will host the Yam Festival this Friday, August 15, 2025, starting at 6 p.m., with special entertainment provided by the Benin National Lottery (LNB). The event promises games, prize distributions, and artist…

Content creator Marius Placide was apprehended this Wednesday, August 13, 2025, by the authorities in Benin. Known for his viral videos in which he symbolically strikes political figures with a virtual stick, he is accused of damaging their image and…

In Bamako, the former Malian Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and several of his former colleagues have been in custody since Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The economic and financial unit of Bamako conducted the arrest of the former Malian government leader,…

In a letter addressed to Paul Biya and made public on August 12, 2025, Emmanuel Macron officially acknowledged that France had waged “a war” in Cameroon before and after the independence of 1960. The French president admitted the military’s responsibility…

The former Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi Jerome has officially renounced French nationality, according to the French Republic’s Official Journal of August 12, 2025. This decision comes less than three months before the presidential election scheduled for October 25, 2025.…

Granted bail by the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET), the Beninese TikToker Méryl Djokoui, also known as Coach Meryl Zeus, remains incarcerated due to failing to pay the required amount. This situation extends a detention…

Last Thursday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) demanded prison sentences for three defendants, two of whom are agency managers from the Wesleyan Cooperative for Savings and Credit (COWEC-Benin). According…

Following the official ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of Benin’s independence, President Patrice Talon and members of his government began their traditional summer holiday on Friday, August 1, 2025. Established in 2016 at the initiative of the head of state,…

The national coordinator of the OB26 movement, Hosée Houngnibo, appeared this Monday before the Court of Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (Criet), after missing the previous hearing. He is prosecuted for “slanderous denunciation and harassment via electronic communication”, following…

The Ministry of Labor and Public Service of Benin announced that Friday, August 15, 2025, will be a paid non-working day throughout the entire national territory. This decision is in accordance with the law establishing the legal holidays in the…

On August 6, 2025, the Togolese government suspended the importation, distribution, and marketing of the product “Tasty Tom Enriched Tomato Mix”. This action follows a health alert from Ghana, where the product has already been withdrawn from the market due…

The cameraman-journalist from Bénin TV (SRTB), formerly ORTB, Wenceslas Ahouangnimon, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Beninese press is mourning once again. Wenceslas Ahouangnimon, cameraman-journalist for Bénin TV (SRTB) and ex-ORTB, died on Sunday, August 10, 2025. The sad…

The Beninese TikToker, Flapacha Premier, was apprehended by the National Center for Digital Investigation (NCIN) on Friday, August 8, 2025. This arrest is allegedly related to a staged scenario with another content creator, Jérémy Comédie, revolving around a purported murder…

In Ghana, two government ministers died in a helicopter accident on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The Defense and Environment ministers were among the eight people on board the military aircraft, which had gone missing a few hours earlier. The Defense…

In a statement released this Wednesday, August 5, 2025, the special prosecutor from CRIET, Mario Elonm Mètonou, stepped up to denounce the “inaccuracies” circulating on social media about the AK MASHA ship’s trial. He recalls the proceedings of the case,…