Matéri: a young man found hanging from a tree
A tragedy has struck the town of Matéri this Tuesday, July 15, 2025. The lifeless body of a young man was found hanging from a tree in the immediate v...
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2026 General Elections in Benin: ANIP sends the first electoral data to CENA
The National Agency for Identification (ANIP) and the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) took a major step forward in the preparation for...
Togo: July 17th, 2025 declared a paid non-working holiday
The Togolese authorities announce that Thursday, July 17, 2025, the day of the municipal elections, will be a public holiday, on which no work will be...
Benin: arrival of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Cotonou
At the invitation of his Benin counterpart, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye arrived in Cotonou this Tuesday, July 15, 2025, for a work visi...
From invitation to trap? The movie of journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè’s arrest in Abidjan
Officially invited to Abidjan to cover a digital innovation fair, Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, a political refugee in Togo, was arrest...
Tragedy in Savalou: a woman found dead in her field, two suspects lynched by the populace
A tragic event took place on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in the district of Ottola, located in the town of Savalou, department of Collines. A woman in he...
Official Visit: Patrice Talon welcomes Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Cotonou
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the Beninese president Patrice Talon will welcome his Senegalese counterpart Bassirou Diomaye Faye for an official visit ma...
Benin: Shadrac Houngnibo explains himself before the CRIET on extracts from his statement
Pan-African activist Shadrac Watowédé Houngnibo appeared this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terror...
Benin: here are the charges held against the journalist and web-activist Hugues Sossoukpè
The Beninese journalist and web activist, Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè, now knows the allegations against him. Following his hearing on Monday, July 14, 20...
Benin: Journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè returns to prison, Criet confirms his provisional detention
The Beninese journalist, Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, who was arrested in Abidjan on Thursday, July 10, 2025, and then extradited to Cotonou, appeared on ...
Benin: Journalist Hugues Sossoukpè placed under judicial supervision after his hearing
The Beninese journalist and web activist, Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè, was officially placed under detention order on Monday, July 14, 2025, by the Court ...
Benin: the CNIN calls out to the promoters of the Tiktok account “Abortion 2290”
The National Digital Investigation Center (CNIN) has apprehended the promoters of the TikTok account “Abortion 2290”. The news was shared ...
Benin – Criet: Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè claims his Togolese nationality in front of the judge
The Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, arrested in Abidjan and extradited to Benin, appeared this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the judge of...
Hugues Sossoukpè: his lawyers request his provisional release
Journalist and web activist Hugues Sossoukpè stood before the Commission for Freedom and Detention of the Court of Repression of Economic Crimes and T...
RSF condemns the arrest of Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè and demands his immediate release
As the Beninese journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè is presented this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the special prosecutor of the CRIET, the NGO Report...
Arrest of C. Hugues Sossoukpè: RSF denounces an “unheard of” extradition and demands his immediate release
Beninese journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè, a political refugee in Togo since 2021, was arrested in Ivory Coast where he was officially invited for a...
From Invitation to Trap: The Film of the Arrest of Journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè in Abidjan
Officially invited to Abidjan to cover a digital innovation expo, the Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, a political refugee in Togo, was ar...
Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara closes the door on the legalization of homosexuality
As debates on same-sex marriage increase around the world, Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara has clearly expressed his opposition to any form of leg...
Ornamental Stones: Salami Chabi Sika, the young man who is making Benin shine in the sub-regional construction industry
In just three years, Salami Chabi Sika has managed to establish himself as a major player in the ornamental stones industry in Benin and the sub-regio...
Training and reclassification in the public sector: Adidjatou Mathys clarifies the rules
The Minister of Labor and Public Service, Adidjatou Mathys, has provided important details about the requirements for administrative regularization of...
Vision Benin 2060: a 35-year plan provokes virulent criticism from the PCB
On July 4, 2025, the Beninese National Assembly unanimously voted in favor of law no. 2025-16 outlining Benin’s development vision for 2060. Thi...
Benin – Reintegration of dismissed teachers: Salimane Karimou urgently calls 19 agents to report
The Ministry of Early and Primary Education has issued an urgent call to nineteen dismissed teachers, inviting them to report to their respective depa...
Diplomacy: Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye expected in Cotonou on Tuesday
After several months of anticipation and speculation, the Senegalese president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, will be making an official visit to Benin next ...
Benin: Journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè placed in prison
The Benin journalist, Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè was arrested in Ivory Coast on Thursday, July 10, 2025, while he was attending a digital forum in Abidja...
Parakou: A two-year-old child tragically dies after falling into a well in Albarika
The Albarika neighborhood, in the first district of Parakou, was shaken this Thursday, July 10, 2025, by a heart-wrenching tragedy. A barely two-year-...
Benin: Suspected criminal arrested 15 months after the acid murder of a widow
The officers of the Paouignan district police station, in the municipality of Dassa-Zoumè, have arrested a man who has been actively sought for over a...
Parakou: four individuals arrested for desecration of graves at the central cemetery
On the night of Thursday, July 10, 2025, four individuals were apprehended by officers of the Republican Police while they were lurking around graves ...
Urban Transport in Benin: Regulation to Save VTC Drivers
In response to the increasingly precarious situation of Vehicle for Hire (VTC) drivers, Advisor Minister Jacques Ayadji has called a tripartite meetin...
Benin: two youths tried before CRIET for kidnapping of a 12-year-old child
Two young men, being prosecuted for extortion in a kidnapping case, appeared this Thursday, July 10, 2025, before the Court for the Repression of Econ...
Porto-Novo: March of Recognition in Honor of President Talon
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the active forces of Porto-Novo mobilized to express their gratitude to President Patrice Talon for the initiatives launch...