Benin – Online Media: the HAAC begins the inspection of facilities
The High Authority of Audiovisual and Communication (Haac) announces the start of an inspection visit of online media technical installations. This op...
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Benin: The Ministry of Justice denies alleged suspension of nationality certificate issuance in courts
The Ministry of Justice and Legislation of Benin formally denied, this Thursday July 24, 2025, persistent rumors circulated on social networks about a...
Benin 2026 Presidential Election: CENA sets official candidacy conditions
The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) has publicly released an official list, dated July 18, 2025, of required documents for any duo of ...
Benin: Abou Bakari Imorou takes the lead of the Human Rights Commission
Professor Abou Bakari Imorou has been appointed as the president of the Beninese Human Rights Commission (CBDH), following the establishment of the ne...
Dot: Here’s why parents should demand medical examinations of their future son-in-law
As families celebrate upcoming wedding plans, a fertility expert has issued a warning. According to him, the parents of the future bride should demand...
Benin: He uses fraudulently obtained mobile money for his fiancee’s dowry and ends up in prison
A young man’s wedding plans, a member of an evangelical church, were abruptly interrupted by a scam which led him to the Court for the Repressio...
Benin – Media: Radio Tokpa issued a warning by HAAC for illicit medical advertising
The High Authority for Broadcast and Communication (HAAC) has, by decision No. 25-048 of 22 July 2025, ordered the “Tokpa” radio station t...
Benin Weather alerts about an unusual cold wave and makes recommendations
Since the beginning of July 2025, several localities in South Benin, notably the coastal strip, are experiencing an unusual wave of cool weather, with...
Celebration of Benin’s 65th Independence Anniversary: the opposition sets its conditions for participating in the festivities
As Benin is preparing to celebrate the 65th anniversary of its accession to international sovereignty on the 1st of August, the potential participatio...
Benin: The armed forces change uniforms, what you don’t know about “digitalized ripstop camo”
Starting August 1, 2025, Beninese soldiers will wear a new uniform in response to a clothing reform, desired by the high military command. On the occa...
Kemi Seba’s Candidacy: The Flame of Ambition or The Illusion of a Flash in the Pan?
On January 5, news broke like a thunderbolt in the already charged sky of Beninese politics. Kemi Seba, a controversial figure of radical Pan-Africani...
Hugues Sossoukpè Case: Ivory Coast Breaks the Silence, Shadows Still Linger
Two weeks after the controversial arrest of Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè in Abidjan, Ivory Coast authorities have finally released their version of the eve...
Arrest of journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè: Ivory Coast finally breaks the silence but …
The Ivorian government admits to having executed an international arrest warrant against the Beninese journalist, who was urgently extradited to Coton...
Education in Benin: The AMEs are raising their voices against the prolonged silence of the government on their reinstatement
Anger is once again growing among the Aspiring Teacher Students (ATS). Gathered at the Cotonou Labor Exchange, representatives from three main platfor...
Miss Universe 2025: Fatima Koné ruled out, Olivia Yacé designated as Ivory Coast’s ambassador
Who will represent the Ivory Coast at the 74th edition of the Miss Universe pageant scheduled for November 2025 in Thailand? It will be Olivia Yacé, f...
Sèmè City: Green light for the relocation action plan of the future main campus to Ouidah
Benin is taking a new step toward realizing its ambition to make Sèmè City a leading academic, scientific, and technological hub in West Africa. The g...
Ivory Coast: another internet user arrested for offensive remarks against Alassane Ouattara
In Ivory Coast, a new internet user has been apprehended for comments deemed offensive to President Alassane Ouattara. This arrest comes just a few da...
Benin: Justice releases a young man accused of stealing batteries by his father, the fence condemned
A 25-year-old man appeared before the Abomey-Calavi court on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, suspected of stealing five batteries from a photovoltaic device b...
Integration with Nigeria: Benin plans to establish a special economic zone in Illara
The Benin government has declared a vast area of 983 hectares in Illara, in the commune of Kétou, as of public utility. This decision, taken at the Co...
Issuance of nationality certificates in Benin: courts stripped of jurisdiction in favor of a centralized authority
The Ministry of Justice and Legislation announced in a memo dated July 21, 2025, the end of issuing nationality certificates by Beninese courts. This ...
Benin: Full report of the council of ministers of July 23, 2025
The head of the state, President Patrice Talon and his ministers held their weekly meeting on Wednesday, July 23. During the council of ministers on W...
Benin: Appointments from the Council of Ministers on July 23, 2025
The council of ministers met this Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in the effective presence of the head of state, President Patrice Talon. The government ma...
Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee named thematic ambassadors of Benin for the Afro-descendant diaspora in the United States
The Beninese government announced on Tuesday, July 23, 2025, the appointment of famed American filmmakers Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee as Thematic Am...
Benin: He borrows his friend’s motorcycle and returns 3 days later without the vehicle
A young motorcycle taxi driver is being pursued for breach of trust after disappearing for several days with a friend’s motorcycle. Presented in...
Benin: Major decisions of the council of ministers on Wednesday, July 23, 2025
In Benin, the council of ministers met this Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The following decisions have been made:...
No French military base in Benin: Nadège Chouat invites Tiani to prove his accusations
In an interview with Bip Radio on the occasion of the French national holiday of July 14th, the French Ambassador to Benin, Nadège Chouat, made a poin...
Benin: a pastor arrested for obstructing the vaccination campaign in Natitingou
The polio vaccination campaign, currently underway in the Atacora department, is facing worrying resistance. In Péporiyakou, in the municipality of Na...
New armed attack in Sinendé: a couple of breeders assaulted in Diadia
A new armed attack has been recorded in the municipality of Sinendé, in the north of Benin. The events took place during the night of Monday, July 21 ...
Benin – Kidnapping attempt thwarted in Gouka: Three suspects arrested
An attempted ransom kidnapping was thwarted on Monday, July 21, 2025, in Gouka, in the town of Bantè (Collines department). The successful operation i...
Benin – Collapse of a building under construction in Togbin Fandji: a worker trapped under the rubble
A building under construction collapsed during the night of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in the Togbin Fandji neighborhood, in the municipality of Abomey-C...