Cybercrime: Interpol questions 574 people in Benin and in 18 other countries.
Interpol announced the arrest of 574 individuals as part of a wide international operation conducted simultaneously in Benin and in 18 other African c...
Africa
Lionel Zinsou elected chairman of ShafDB’s Board of Directors
At its 149th meeting held on 11 December 2025 in Nairobi, the Board of Directors of Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) elected former Beninese ...
Summit in Algeria on colonialism: toward historic reparations in Africa
Algeria is preparing to host a major international conference on crimes of colonialism in Africa from 30 November to 1 December 2025. Held in Algiers,...
Cybercrime: Interpol dismantles 81 networks and arrests 260 suspects, Benin among the countries affected
A large operation coordinated by Interpol resulted in the arrest of 260 people involved in online scam and sextortion networks, affecting 14 African c...
African Development Bank: Sidi Ould Tah Officially Takes Over the Institution
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has a new president. Mauritanian national Sidi Ould Tah officially took office this Monday in Abidjan, succeeding ...
Benin: Lazare Sèhouéto advocates for African unity “willingly or by force”
On Thursday, August 7, 2025, the Institute of Artisans of Justice and Peace (IAJP) held its final conference-debate of the year in a packed room, on t...
UA: Evariste Ndayishimiye appointed special envoy for the Sahel
The African Union (AU) announced, in a statement published on Thursday, July 18, 2025, the appointment of Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye as...
DRC-Rwanda Peace: Benin hails a “historic” agreement and calls for the consolidation of lasting peace
In a statement published on June 27, 2025, the Beninese government, through its foreign affairs ministry, expressed its satisfaction following the sig...
Africa’s GDP growth rates: Senegal and Benin leading the way in 2025
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth remains one of the most reliable indicators of a country’s economic health. In Africa, where structural, social, a...
Women’s Futsal AFCON: Cameroon suffer heavy opening loss to Morocco
Cameroon faced Morocco on Thursday evening in the group stage of the Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, and the Indomitable Lionesses fell to a cru...
Women’s Futsal AFCON: Morocco vs Namibia, Angola vs Guinea – Tuesday’s fixtures
Here’s the schedule for Tuesday’s matches in the opening round of the group stage of the 2025 Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations. The inaugural edit...
U-20 AFCON 2025: Full Tournament Schedule Revealed
CAF has unveiled the full schedule for the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, which also serves as the qualifying tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup...