Benin

At Wednesday’s Council of Ministers meeting, the government announced the dissolution of the Société nationale du Bois (SONAB) and the creation ...

The plenary session devoted to the revision of the Constitution, which opened this Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at the National Assembly, was suspende...

After ten years of silence, Sévérin Adjovi, former minister and former mayor of Ouidah, breaks his silence to speak about the constitutional revision ...

Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin has formally denied the existence of a COVID‑19 resurgence in the country. In a statement published on 3 November 2025, h...

New wave of arrests among media professionals in Niger. Six journalists were detained on Monday on charges described as cybercrime, according to judic...

The National Assembly is about to take a new decisive step in the process of revising the Constitution. The bill initiated by MPs Aké Natondé and Assa...

During his televised interview on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, President Patrice Talon said that the prolonged confrontation between him and Boni Yayi i...

President Patrice Talon gave a media interview on the evening of Tuesday, November 4, on national political affairs. In the interview granted to natio...

President Patrice Talon will speak tonight, according to multiple corroborating sources close to the presidency. This highly anticipated address will ...

Things are becoming clearer for the 2026 municipal elections in Benin. The five political parties selected for the contest have now all obtained their...

The party Les Démocrates has just obtained its provisional certificate for the 2026 municipal elections. A decisive step taken in the electoral race. ...

The Court for the Suppression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) examined, on Monday, November 3, 2025, a case of abduction of a minor involvi...

The two candidate duos selected for the April 2026 presidential election in Benin are expected this Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at the Constitutional C...

A young merchant was cold-bloodedly shot dead at his home in Agounan, in the commune of Djidja (Zou department) on the night of Wednesday, October 29 ...

The Beninese government has appointed the five members of the new board of directors of the National Road Safety Center (CNSR). The decree published o...

A few hours before the plenary review of the bill to revise the Constitution, a meeting is announced between President Patrice Talon and deputies of t...

The designation of lawyer Renaud Agbodjo as Les Démocrates’ candidate for the 2026 presidential elections would, for some, be the last straw tha...

The National Assembly adopted, on Monday 3 November 2025, the sixth activity report of President Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou, covering the period from 1ᵉ...

The United Kingdom now has a new ambassador accredited to Benin. He is Robert John Marshall, a career diplomat whose official residence is in Abidjan....

In a statement made public on the night of Monday, November 3, 2025, former president Thomas Boni Yayi strongly opposed the bill to create a Senate. H...

The coach of Benin’s Cheetahs, Gernot Rohr, will publish, on 6 November, his list of players called up for the match against Burkina Faso, part ...

The Minister–Advisor for Security and political leader of the Bloc Républicain (BR) in the 8th electoral constituency, Rachidi Gbadamassi, stepped for...

The electoral process for the 2026 municipal elections is continuing at the Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA). After the Union Progressi...

In a new letter made public on November 2, 2025, Daniel Edah, a former presidential candidate, issued a solemn appeal to the resigning deputies of the...

The medical team tasked with evaluating candidates for the 2026 presidential election is now complete. On Monday, November 3, 2025, Professor Angèle A...

Members of the ninth legislature are summoned to a plenary session this Monday, 3 November 2025 to review the activity report of President Louis Gbèho...

La Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA) a officiellement remis ce lundi 3 novembre 2025 au parti Union Progressiste le Renouveau (UPR) son ...

The proposed constitutional revision bill introduced by the two pro-government political blocs continues to spark controversy. In the face of question...

After the 6th matchday of the Beninese championship, SOBEMAP FC and Buffles FC have taken the lead in the standings, while several top teams have slip...

Benin continues its push to modernize its commercial infrastructure. After Cotonou, it’s the turn of the north to welcome two new modern markets...