CEP 2025 in Benin: Official kickoff this Monday in Lokossa
The Certificate of Primary Studies (CEP) exams for the June 2025 session start this Monday, June 2, across the entire Beninese territory. The official...
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Benin: 16-year-old girl stabbed to death in a clothing store
A tragic incident shook the Adjracomè neighborhood in the 3rd district of Cotonou on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, around 4:30 PM. A 16-year-old girl was fat...
Benin: Tragic death of an apprentice mechanic during a repair operation in Cotonou
A tragedy occurred on Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cotonou at the busy Étoile Rouge intersection. An apprentice mechanic lost his life in tragic circumsta...
Natitingou: over 152 million CFA francs to refurbish the truck parking lot
The Commune of Natitingou will soon be equipped with a modernized truck parking area. This facility will ease traffic flow within the city. With the a...
“We strive to approach all elections in peace,” Paul Hounkpè
Amidst a tour to revitalize its local structures, the Forces Cauris pour un Bénin Émergent (FCBE) party clearly outlines its ambitions for the 2026 ge...
Benin: Start of License and Master’s Certificate Collection
The Ministry of Higher Education announces the effective withdrawal of Bachelor’s and Master’s certificates from Monday, June 2 to Thursda...
Benin: Columnist Steve Amoussou sentenced to 2 years in prison
The Court for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) delivered its verdict today, Monday, June 2, 2025, in the case involving Steve ...
31st Regional Assembly of the APF Africa: Cotonou hosts the event this Monday
The economic capital of Benin is hosting the 31st African Regional Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF) starting this Monda...
Presidential 2026 in Benin: what are the chances for Daniel Edah?
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, Daniel Edah, former commissioner at ECOWAS and unsuccessful candidate in the 2016 presidential election, officially announc...
Benin: 7 years of prison requested for a former financial delegate of the presidency
The special court of the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) has requested, this Monday, June 2, 2025, a seven-year pr...
Benin: Three Repeat Offenders Arrested After Nighttime Home Robbery in Adjohoun
On the night of Thursday, May 29, 2025, a hairdresser residing in Adjohoun, in the Ouémé department, was the victim of an armed robbery. Thanks to a q...
Convicted by CRIET, “Frère Hounvi” might appeal: the defense is preparing a response
The legal case involving Steve Amoussou, mistaken for “Frère Hounvi,” is far from over. Hardly had the verdict been pronounced by the Cour...
Benin: ABMed Lifts Quarantine on Two Medications
Two medications produced by the Pharmaquick laboratory: Diclofenac 50 mg and Amoxicillin 500 mg had previously been quarantined in Benin due to irregu...
Benin: Friday, June 6, 2025, declared a public holiday, off and paid
The Ministry of Labor and Public Service of Benin announced via an official communiqué to all workers and citizens of Benin that Friday, June 6, 2025,...
Benin: Monday, June 9, 2025, declared a public holiday, non-working and paid
The Ministry of Labor and Public Service of Benin has declared Monday, June 9, 2025, corresponding to Whit Monday, as a public holiday, observed and p...
Benin: Six months in prison requested for two men for spreading a rumor about the former DGPR
Two men appeared on Monday, June 2, 2025, before the Court of Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) for having disseminated, via socia...
Import: Benin purchased 169.1 billion CFA francs worth of rice in the first quarter of 2025
Benin imported 746,805.7 tons of rice in the first quarter of 2025, for a total amount of 169.1 billion CFA francs, according to the quarterly report ...
Benin: churchgoers robbed during a night of prayer in Gogounou
Night of terror in Gogounou, in the Alibori department. A church was the target of an armed robbery on the night from Monday, June 2 to Tuesday, June ...
Benin: Olushegun Bakari invites the youth of Ouémé to turn the page on Houngbédji
During his appearance on “L’entretien Grand Format” on Bip Radio, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, responded caut...
Niger–Benin border reopening: a dialogue of the deaf between both governments
The standoff between Beninese and Nigerien authorities over the reopening of their shared border continues, with both sides trading blame over the wee...
Diplomacy: Gildas Agonkan no longer Benin’s ambassador to Niger
Former lawmaker Gildas Agonkan, who was recalled to Cotonou for consultations, will not return to his post as Benin’s ambassador to Niger. This was co...
Benin stays the course, says Olushegun Adjadi Bakari
In an interview with BIP Radio, Benin’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, firmly defended the government’s key diplomatic and poli...
Benin: 5 dead and over 20 injured in road accident in Dassa-Zoumè
Two consecutive collisions involving three vehicles led to significant loss of life and damage early Sunday morning, June 1, 2025, in Gankpintin, a lo...
Benin: motorcycle collision leaves several injured
Five people, including three children, were seriously injured in a violent collision between two motorcyclists on Friday afternoon. The accident occur...
Benin: Hon. Hilarion Etong on a working visit to Cotonou
Cotonou is set to host the 31st Africa Regional Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF) from June 2 to 4, 2025. Ahead of this ...
Benin: two French nationals sentenced to 36 months in prison in child trafficking case
The Court of First Instance of Cotonou issued a ruling on Friday, May 30, in a case involving the alleged sale of children. The main defendants in the...
Benoît Dègla on the electoral code: a governance deal between opposition and ruling coalition not off the table
Appearing on Le Grand Rendez-vous de l’actualité, during the “En toute franchise” segment on Canal 3 Bénin, MP and political bureau member...
Benin: one ton of counterfeit drugs seized in Cotonou
The Republican Police of Benin carried out a major raid that led to the seizure of approximately one ton of counterfeit medicines during a targeted op...
Benin: truck carrying suspect pharmaceutical cargo overturns in Ikpinlè
A transport truck overturned on the evening of Friday, May 31, 2025, in Ikpinlè, located in the Plateau Department of southeastern Benin. The driver, ...
Benin: government, Parliament and Economic and Social Council gather for tripartite seminar under Talon’s leadership
On Friday, May 30, 2025, President Patrice Talon hosted an unprecedented tripartite seminar at the Marina Palace, bringing together members of his gov...