Benin: key decisions of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The Council of Ministers met on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, under the chairmanship of President Patrice Talon, Head of State, Head of Government. The...
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Benin: a car catches fire in Abomey-Calavi
A vehicle caught fire during the night of Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at the Togoudo intersection, in the municipality of Abomey-Calavi. According to w...
AFCON 2025 / Benin: five key players missing against the DRC, Gernot Rohr confident
Deprived of five starters, suspended for its opener against the DRC, Benin will have to field a deeply reshuffled squad to begin AFCON 2025 in Morocco...
Benin: an LD candidate for the 2026 legislative elections held in police custody at the BEF
Alphonse Houngbandan, candidate for the party Les Démocrates in the legislative elections on January 11, 2026, was detained on Sunday, November 30 and...
2026 general elections: Peosc talks with Dorothé Sossa
The President of the Constitutional Court, Professor Cossi Dorothé Sossa, received on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, a delegation from the electoral platf...
Diplomacy: a French parliamentary delegation is staying in Benin
A French parliamentary delegation, led by Christian Baptiste, deputy for Guadeloupe and president of the France–Benin friendship group at the National...
Parakou: large-scale roundup of a network linked to Qnet
The Borgou Republican Police carried out, on Saturday, November 29, 2025, the arrest of more than sixty people, including seven women, mostly of Niger...
FC St. Pauli: the verdict is in for Andréas Hountondji
FC St. Pauli provided an update on Andréas Hountondji, who was hurt in the thigh this weekend in the Bundesliga. And the German club said the Beninese...
AFCON 2025: Nigeria’s provisional squad, with Osimhen and Iwobi
Nigeria coach Eric Chelle has unveiled a large provisional squad mixing established players and new faces, as the Super Eagles enter the final stretch...
Urban transport project in Greater Nokoué: landmark funding to transform mobility
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has just granted more than 100 billion CFA francs to Benin to improve traffic in the five cities of Gr...
Appeal against the constitutional amendment: this Tuesday’s hearing postponed
The preparatory hearing scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, 2025, ultimately did not take place. It was postponed to a later date for reasons beyond th...
“Les Ambassadeurs de Wadagni”: Basile Ahossi’s political initiative
A few months before the presidential election on April 12, 2026, Léon Basile Ahossi removed any ambiguity about his political orientation. The Les Dém...
2026 legislative elections: the parties’ positions on the sample ballot revealed
The placement of political parties on the ballot paper for the January 11, 2026 legislative elections is now known. Party representatives took part in...
CRIET: Steve Amoussou’s appeal trial postponed to December 15
The appeal trial of Steve Amoussou was held briefly this Monday, December 1, 2025, before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terror...
Benin: legal action against Yayi for failing to observe the duty of reserve
An appeal filed on November 19, 2025, implicates the former head of state and leader of the opposition party Les Démocrates, Boni Yayi, for remarks ma...
AFCON 2025: Benin missing five key players for their opener against DR Congo
Deprived of five starters, suspended for its opening match against the DRC, Benin will have to field a heavily reshuffled squad to start AFCON 2025 in...
Presidential elections in Benin: Richard Ouorou lends his support to the candidate of the ruling camp
From his cell, Richard Ouorou, a political figure and political scientist, posted on his Facebook page a message in which he reaffirmed his support fo...
Benin – Ligue 1: SOBEMAP in the lead, Buffles FC lurking — matchday 10 roundup
Matchday 10 of Ligue 1 reshuffled the deck with SOBEMAP taking control, Coton FC’s slump and a series of tight matches that further tighten the top of...
Benin: New Board of Directors Installed at the Port of Cotonou
The Autonomous Port of Cotonou has a new Board of Directors. Head of State Patrice Talon appointed seven members by decree on 5 November 2025. Their m...
Tourism: Paris–Cotonou flights at special fares, Benin rolls out the red carpet for the holidays
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, Jean-Michel Abimbola, unveiled on November 29 an initiative that’s already making waves: Paris–Co...
Benin: Seïdou Alassane’s lessons in political virtue for the LD party’s defecting MPs
During a nationwide tour carried out with ministers and parliamentarians, Alassane Seidou denounced the lack of morality of certain political actors. ...
Benin: 2025 bachelor’s degree results available online
The results of the national Bachelor’s examinations, 2025 session, are now available on the eRésultats platform. Candidates can check their resu...
Benin: Basile Ahossi confirms his support for Wadagni at a massive rally
Le député Basile Ahossi, élu du Mono et deuxième vice-président du parti Les Démocrates, poursuit son repositionnement politique. Il a organisé ce sam...
Benin: SIRAT announces the temporary closure of Boulevard Saint-Michel in Cotonou
Boulevard Saint-Michel in Cotonou will be closed to traffic starting 1 December 2025. This decision is part of the sanitation works planned along this...
AU-EU Summit: when the question of reparations for historical crimes is forgotten
In Luanda for the 7th Summit of European and African leaders, the question of reparations for the worst crimes committed against Africa over more than...
Benin: former mayor Abdoulaye Zimé has died
In Benin, the former sub-prefect of Nikki, Abdoulaye Zimé, passed away on the night from Thursday to Friday, 28 November 2025, at the age of 70. He di...
Recruitment at the Police républicaine: the application deadline has finally been postponed to December 5
The Republican Police has just announced a major reshuffling of the recruitment competition schedule for the seven hundred and fifteen trainee agents ...
Benin: a nanny struck by a truck in a fatal accident in Bohicon
A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at the Sodohomè intersection in Bohicon. A young mother carrying her baby on her back was r...
General elections and constitutional revision in Benin: Daniel Edah appeals to ECOWAS and the AU
Former international official Daniel Edah has written to the Presidents of the ECOWAS Commission and the African Union Commission about the political ...
Security control operation in Benin: the Republican Police steps up vigilance
The Republican Police carried out a large-scale security operation across the entire territory, according to information reported by Le Matinal. The o...