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For Michael Owen, age and the departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold would be the main causes of Mohamed Salah’s current decline at Liverpool. Having scored only three goals and provided two assists in nine Premier League matches, Mohamed Salah is experiencing a mixed start to the season with Liverpool. An unusual situation for the Egyptian winger, […]
Angola’s new head coach, Patrice Beaumelle, commented on the Palancas Negras’ participation in AFCON 2025. And the French coach has big ambitions for his team. As Angola’s new head coach, Patrice Beaumelle wants to restore the Palancas Negras’ luster. The French coach, a two-time winner of the Africa Cup of Nations (with Zambia in 2012 […]
Constitutional revision has resurfaced in the National Assembly. The presidents of the parliamentary groups Union Progressiste le Renouveau (UPR) and Bloc Républicain (BR), Assan Séïbou and Aké Natondé, have submitted a new constitutional bill. The initiative, announced on Friday, October 31, 2025 at the opening of the second ordinary session of the year, is mainly […]
Disappointed by Nigeria’s performances in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, former international Sunday Mba sharply criticized the Super Eagles’ level, saying the team is no longer up to its continental prestige. Former Nigerian international Sunday Mba did not mince his words after the Super Eagles’ disappointing displays in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria, unable […]
A guest on the show Invité Afrique this Friday, October 31, 2025, on RFI, government spokesperson Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji spoke about the case of MP Michel Sodjinou, elected under the banner of the party Les Démocrates (LD). Facing journalist Christophe Boisbouvier, he ruled out any responsibility of the authorities in this episode that weakened the […]
A shock at the opening of the second ordinary session of the National Assembly in Porto-Novo. MP Michel Sodjinou, elected in the 19th electoral constituency, has officially left the parliamentary group Les Démocrates, the main opposition party. This split, which had been brewing for several weeks, comes at an already tense time for Boni Yayi’s […]
The Agence nationale d’identification des personnes (ANIP) is launching a large operation to update the Registre national des personnes physiques (RNPP). The aim of this operation is to identify and register deaths that have not yet been reported, which occurred between November 1, 2017 and November 6, 2025. The announcement was made on Friday, October […]
The young Swedish-Beninese forward Adam Akimey, developed at Hammarby and coming off a fine season in Sweden, has chosen to represent Benin, convinced by coach Gernot Rohr. Benin has added a new attacking recruit. According to Africatopsports, the 21-year-old Swedish-Beninese forward Adam Akimey has officially announced his decision to wear the Cheetahs’ colors, thus turning […]
Shaken by the collapse of Mo’Hits in 2012, Don Jazzy says he thought about giving it all up before being reborn with the founding of Mavin Records, now an empire of Nigerian music. The famous Nigerian producer Don Jazzy reflected on one of the darkest moments of his career: the dissolution of the Mo’Hits Records […]
The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) delivered its verdict in a cybercrime case involving a Beninese national identified by the initials K.D.P.. The defendant was sentenced to fifty months in prison and fined 150 million CFA francs, according to information reported by Libre Express. The decision was handed down on […]
The city of Parakou was plunged into mourning on the night of Thursday, October 30, 2025, by a tragic accident that occurred in front of the Sinagourou royal palace, in the first arrondissement. A young man, riding a Bajaj motorcycle, was killed on the spot after a violent collision with a truck. According to witnesses, […]
Beninese actress Aurélie Guézo. Known for her memorable roles in productions by the Sèmako company of Pipi Wobaho and Eléphant Mouillé, she was detained and placed in pre-trial detention on Thursday, October 30, 2025. She is reportedly involved in an alleged fraud case linked to a SIM card registered in her name. Sad news for […]
A few months before the World Cup 2026, former Black Stars official Ernest Thompson shows unchanged confidence. According to him, Ghana has the tools to compete with the world’s top football nations, provided they show discipline and tactical rigor. Former member of the Black Stars’ governing committee, Ernest Thompson, expressed optimism about Ghana’s chances at […]
In an emotional message, Jude Lodjou addressed the Beninese after the rejection of the Les Démocrates party’s candidacy for the 2026 presidential election. The former MP and party official said he spoke “with a heavy heart, but a calm mind,” asserting that he was not speaking “as a defeated man, but as a man standing […]
The National Agency for Personal Identification (ANIP) announced that the Computerized Electoral List (LEI) has been made available since Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at all voting centers in the country. According to the statement signed by the Director General of ANIP, Aristide Guy Adjinacou Gnahoui, this update follows the processing of complaints, transfers between voting […]
Uganda coach Paul Put sounded confident ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, saying his players will be ready to compete with Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Drawn into Group C, the Cranes will face Nigeria (three-time African champions), Tunisia — winners of the 2004 edition — and their neighbours Tanzania. A tough draw, but one […]
Former president Boni Yayi, weakened by the internal storm rocking his party Les Démocrates after their exclusion from the presidential race, broke his silence on Wednesday, October 29. In a message addressed to the Beninese people, he denounced an authoritarian drift by the authorities, saying that Benin “is gradually turning its back on democracy”. Former […]
As the second edition of the UFOA-B Women’s U20 Cup approaches, scheduled from November 7 to 17 in Porto-Novo, coach Abdoulaye Ouzérou has published the list of 24 players called up to represent Benin at the regional competition. The Benin Football Federation (FBF) released on Wednesday evening the list of 24 players selected for the […]
While some players in the music industry are announcing the decline of Afrobeats, Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage spoke out to strongly defend the African music genre, which she describes as “the most dynamic and influential in the world”. Nigerian star Tiwa Savage firmly rejected recent claims that Afrobeats is going through its worst period in […]
The National Assembly of Benin is preparing to open, on Friday, October 31, 2025, its second ordinary session of the year, commonly called the budget session. On this occasion, the spokesperson for the Parliament president, Vitali Boton, revealed the list of draft bills and proposed laws that will be examined by the deputies. This session, […]
A few days after his meeting at the Palais de la Marina with President Patrice Talon, the former head of state and leader of the party Les Démocrates (LD), Boni Yayi, issued a statement in a solemn tone. According to him, Benin is gradually drifting away from the values that underpin democracy and the rule […]
Former Beninese president Boni Yayi broke his silence following his meeting on Friday, October 24, 2025, with Head of State Patrice Talon. In a statement addressed to his compatriots, the leader of the party Les Démocrates made serious accusations against the government in place, evoking a “destabilization” plan aimed at weakening his party and silencing […]
The Beninese government has announced new measures for mandatory health insurance, aimed at better protecting vulnerable populations and strengthening access to care. Law No. 2022‑17 of October 19, 2022 makes health insurance mandatory for anyone residing in the country. This reform is part of the State’s commitment to expand universal health coverage, a central objective to […]
The Beninese government has decided to update the development and paving project for the Vakon-Avagbodji-Aguégués road, which stretches over a length of 13.2 km and includes earthworks, roadway construction, paving and drainage. The project also includes the construction of a 100-meter-span bridge over the Ouémé River to connect the central urban area of Aguégués. The […]
