Benin

Beaten narrowly by DR Congo (1-0) in their CAN 2025 opening match, the Benin Cheetahs delivered an encouraging performance. In the post-match press co...

Le centre communautaire Eya de Cotonou a abrité ce mardi la diffusion sur grand écran du match Bénin vs RDC (0-1), comptant pour la première journée d...

The deputy Soumaïla Sounon Boké, elected from the Les Démocrates party, has been remanded in custody on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, following his appe...

Fourteen days after the coup attempt thwarted on December 7, 2025, the Chief of the General Staff of the Beninese Armed Forces, Major General Fructueu...

Before the MPs, this Tuesday, December 23, at the National Assembly, the President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, dedicated a key portion of his fina...

Before the deputies, on the occasion of his tenth and final State of the Nation address, the President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, laid out a poli...

For its return to the Africa Cup of Nations, the Beninese national team fell to the Leopards of DR Congo (0-1) this Tuesday in Rabat, compromising alr...

The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, delivered this Tuesday, December 23, 2025, his tenth message to the Nation. A speech with a strong polit...

Since the new Constitution of Benin was promulgated, arising from the revision adopted in November and validated in December 2025, the role of the Con...

Beninese activist Kemi Seba announced, on Monday, December 22, 2025, the arrest of his ex-partner through a video published on his Facebook page. This...

The final phase of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 continues this Tuesday with the entry of Groups C and D. Senegal, Nigeria, DR Congo and Tunisia kick...

At a press conference on Monday, on the eve of the match against DR Congo, head coach Gernot Rohr laid out a clear ambition: to give Benin its very fi...

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) acquitted Hosee Houngnibo on Thursday, December 22, 2025, in a case of false a...

The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, will face the deputies of the National Assembly tomorrow, Tuesday, 23 December 2025, to deliver his fina...

In a question-and-answer addressed to the government, Habibou Worou Koubou, a deputy from the opposition party Les Démocrates, is requesting clarifica...

Benin obtained financing of €306.89 million, or about 201.3 billion CFA francs, from the Islamic Development Bank (BID) for the widening and moderniza...

The heads of state of the Alliance of Sahel States are meeting from Monday, December 22, 2025 in Bamako for a 48-hour summit. Among the items on the a...

As the annual religious gatherings approach, notably the Célestes pilgrimage, the authorities of the Ouémé department have decided to strengthen traff...

In Pahou, a security forces operation led to the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of more than 17 kilograms of cannabis in Adjarra Adovié, ...

In Cotonou, in cafés as well as in hair salons, the same question keeps coming up: what can Benin hope for at AFCON 2025? Qualified for the fifth time...

In the latest update published on 22 December, the Benin national team keeps its positions in the FIFA rankings. Gernot Rohr’s Guépards finish t...

The CAF has appointed the referee who will officiate the match between Benin and the DRC this Tuesday, a fixture in the group stage of AFCON 2025. The...

General Bertin Bada broke his silence for the first time since his wife’s death, which occurred during the failed coup on December 7, 2025. This...

After the attempted coup foiled on December 7, 2025, in Benin, the United Nations emphasized the need to undertake broad consultations in the processe...

In Benin, the Court for the Repression of Economic and Terrorist Offenses (CRIET) remanded Candide Azannaï in custody on the night of Friday, December...

One week after his arrest in front of his party’s headquarters in Cotonou, Candide Azannaï, president of the party Restaurer l’Espoir, is due to...

The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security has formalized the effective implementation of the Register of Associations and Foundations as of Fri...

Thursday, 25 December 2025, corresponding to the celebration of Christmas, is declared a public holiday, non-working and paid throughout the national ...

Gathered in Rabat, the Beninese players received the national flag from the hands of the Minister of Sports, a symbolic gesture marking the start of t...

Gatien Houngbédji, former minister and former High Commissioner for National Solidarity, died on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in France, at the age of...