Tontine: death of the promoter, two collaborators face justice for damages of 7 million FCFA
The death of a Rosca (Rotating Savings and Credit Association) group’s promoter continues to cause judicial turbulence. Unable to recover their ...
Benin
Posting private files: five years in prison requested against a young man at the CRIET
La Cour de répression des infractions économiques et du terrorisme (CRIET) a examiné, ce mardi 29 juillet, une affaire de harcèlement numérique impliq...
Tragedy in Fidjrossè: a young woman killed and buried on a construction site, a guard arrested
A shocking incident rattled the Fiyegnon Houta neighborhood, in the 12th arrondissement of Cotonou, where a young 25-year-old woman was found dead, bu...
Benin: ADAC warns against a scam targeting artists
The Development Agency for Arts and Culture (ADAC) raises the alarm against malicious individuals posing as its representatives or those of the Minist...
Benin: The funeral program for the journalist Christophe Djossou
The journalist Christophe Gbemiga Djossou, promoter of Kingo News, who died on July 1, 2025, at the age of 45, will be laid to rest following two majo...
Benin – Deadly collapse in Togbin: the owner sent to jail
The owner of the collapsed building a few days ago at Togbin Fandji was presented to the prosecutor’s office this Wednesday, July 30, 2025, and ...
Benin: August 1st, 2025 declared a public, non-working, and paid holiday
In honor of Benin’s national day, the Ministry of Labor and Public Service announced that Friday, August 1, 2025, will be a public holiday, non-...
Fighting against anarchic constructions: 157 projects suspended in the Greater Nokoué
The Beninese authorities are stepping up the fight against illegal constructions in the Greater Nokoué area. A joint brigade, made up of the Republica...
Bilateral Cooperation: Benin and Serbia Sign a Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement
As part of strengthening diplomatic relations between Benin and Serbia, a significant meeting was held on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Cotonou between t...
Parakou: Djibril Bio Nourou Dine officially installed on the Municipal Council
The Parakou City Council officially installed Mr. Djibril Bio Nourou Dine as a council member this Tuesday. He succeeds the late Romain Batcho, whose ...
Benin is sponsoring the education of 2 students admitted to the Polytechnic School of Paris.
The Council of Ministers on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, presided over by the Head of State Patrice Talon, approved the granting of a scholarship to two ...
Cotonou: Towards the construction of 2 international-scale hotel complexes
The Beninese tourism sector continues its transformation with the announcement of the upcoming construction of two major hotel and beach complexes in ...
Benin: No parking on the sidewalks of the Route des Pêches
In connection with the development of the Fidjrossè beach, Marie Stella-Adounko section (12.5 km), SIRAT SA strictly prohibits parking on gutters and ...
Benin: Minutes of the Council of Ministers on this July 30, 2025
The breakup government met this Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in a council of ministers actively attended by the Head of State, President Patrice Talon. D...
Benin: Major decisions of the ministers’ council on Wednesday, July 30, 2025
The council of ministers met on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. The following decisions were made....
Benin: Two brothers sentenced for keeping over a million received by mistake via Mobile Money
Two Beninese workers were sentenced this Tuesday, July 29, 2025, to one year in prison, including six months custodial, for keeping a mobile money tra...
Increase in postal rates from 2026: here are the new rates
Starting from January 1, 2026, the postage rates for mail and packages will experience a new average increase of 7.4%, according to an announcement fr...
Modern Urban Markets: ANaGeM sets daily fees for occupants
The occupancy rates for stalls in modern urban markets are now officially known. The National Market Management Agency (ANaGeM) has made public the li...
Moele Benin: Alain Jean-Claude Migan and Éric Adandozan slam the door
Two influential figures of the Moele Benin party, Alain Jean-Claude Migan and Éric Adandozan, have officially left the political group, thus confirmin...
2026 Presidential Election in Benin: Fred Adriano Houénou candidate for the BR nomination
Fred Adriano Houénou, a member of the Political Bureau of the Republican Bloc, has officially submitted his nomination request for the 2026 presidenti...
Patrice Talon in Nikki: imperial visit in anticipation of Gaani 2025
A little over a month before the grand ethnic festival “Gaani”, the President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, visited the imperial city of...
Benin: 2 chatty spectators placed in the defendant’s box at the Abomey-Calavi court
At the Abomey-Calavi court, two seniors who came to attend a hearing were placed in the dock for causing a disturbance. This Tuesday, July 28, 2025, a...
Benin: This 10-year-old girl pleading for Patrice Talon’s mercy for her parents
10-year-old Goudjo Mira, a student in her second year of middle school, has written a poignant letter to President Patrice Talon pleading for the rele...
Benin: Candide Azannaï takes on a promise made by Talon to the youth
In a social media post, former Minister Delegate for National Defense, Candide Azannaï, strongly reacted to the statement by the Head of State, Patric...
Benin: A soldier in front of the CRIET for misappropriating 12 million FCFA transferred by mistake
A serviceman in duty at the Allada National Guard appeared in court on Monday before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (...
Arrest of Hugues Sossoukpè: Ivorian deputy Antoine Assalé Tiémoko denounces a “serious violation of international law”
The arrest of Beninese journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè in Abidjan followed by his quick extradition to Benin has taken a political turn in Abidjan....
2026 Presidential Election in Benin: Patrice Talon Outlines the Profile of His Future Successor
During a major exchange with the youth of Benin at the People’s Hall in the Marina Palace, President Patrice Talon addressed a hot topic that is...
Birth of “The 3rd Voice” in Benin: a political dynamism driven by the youth and pluralistic opposition
Un nouveau courant politique vient de faire irruption dans l’arène politique béninoise. Dénommée La 3ᵉ Voix, cette dynamique est portée par plusieurs ...
Benin – Building collapse: death of the apprentice mason, the owner arrested
A building under construction collapsed on the night of July 23, 2025, in Togbin Fandji, in the municipality of Abomey-Calavi, causing the death of a ...
Building collapse in Togbin: a complaint filed against the owner
A construction building of type R+3 collapsed in the middle of the night, in the Togbin-Fandji neighborhood, tragically killing a young apprentice mas...