Benin: key decisions adopted at the Council of Ministers this Wednesday april 16
In Benin, President Patrice Talon’s government met on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, for its weekly Council of Ministers. At the conclusion of the meeting...
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Benin: Adrien Houngbédji calls for national unity and greater electoral openness
Former Speaker of Benin’s National Assembly, Me Adrien Houngbédji, has once again spoken out in favor of political appeasement in the country. Speakin...
Benin: headless body found in Savalou, investigation underway
In Benin, a decapitated body was discovered on the morning of Saturday, April 12, on a field in Doïssa-Ataké, a neighborhood in Savalou commonly used ...
Benin: head of the Republican Guard promoted to Colonel-Major
In Benin, the head of the Republican Guard, Colonel Dieudonné Djimon Tévoédjrè, has been promoted to the rank of Colonel-Major by presidential decree ...
Benin: new Board of Directors appointed for the Niger Valley ATDA
Beninese President Patrice Talon has appointed the members of the Board of Directors of the Territorial Agricultural Development Agency (ATDA) for the...
Benin – 2026 general elections: CENA unveils official timelines
Benin’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has released the official timelines for activities related to the 2026 general elections. The ...
In Benin, Law No. 2025-09 establishing the legal framework for traditional chieftaincy enacted
On April 3, 2025, President Patrice Talon enacted a historic law establishing a legal framework for traditional chieftaincy in the Republic of Benin. ...
Benin: man killed by nephew in land dispute
A new tragedy shook the commune of Dogbo, in the Couffo department, on Tuesday April 8, 2025. A few days after the murder of a nanny in Avrankou, a ma...
Benin: the government announces the construction of a modern courthouse in Malanville
On Wednesday March 26, 2025, the Beninese government approved the complete project management mission for the construction of the Malanville Court of ...
Drama in Adovié: 4 children perish in a house fire, the mother is wanted
On the night of Sunday March 23, 2025, a tragic fire ravaged a family home in Adovié, claiming the lives of four children. First rushed to hospital, t...
Benin – Reform of the status of contract teachers: the government reinforces their integration
President Patrice Talon intends to improve conditions for government contract teachers. Meeting in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday March 26, the...
Benin: a network of robbers and fences dismantled in Godomey-Togoudo
The security forces of the Godomey police station have dealt a heavy blow to crime in the Abomey-Calavi commune by getting their hands on a network of...
Benin: a luxury hotel complex coming soon to Grand-Popo
Grand-Popo is preparing to welcome a top-of-the-range hotel complex, as part of a vast program to modernize Benin’s tourism offering. The govern...
Benin: Les Démocrates party denounces growing repression of its activities
For several months now, the opposition party Les Démocrates has been accusing local authorities and the Republican Police of systematically hindering ...
Benin: hearing of ex-DGPN Louis-Philippe Houndégnon postponed again
The former Director General of the National Police, Louis-Philippe Houndégnon, will have to wait a little longer for the outcome of his legal case. Sc...
Benin: a hit-and-run driver arrested after a series of fatal accidents in Cotonou and Abomey-Calavi
A reckless driver was arrested by the Republican police after causing the death of several people on the night of Sunday March 23, 2025. According to ...
Benin: 19 candidates admitted to the Supreme Court’s judicial aptitude test
On Monday March 24, 2025, the Supreme Court’s assessment commission made public the results of the magistrate aptitude test held on March 10. Of...
Benin: he makes his creditor believe he’s dead and buried, and ends up in the Criet
On Monday March 24, 2025, the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) examined a highly unusual case: a young man was accu...
Benin: installation of the new imam of Porto-Novo’s central mosque
The Porto-Novo central mosque officially installed its new imam, Ichaou Alakouko Samad, in an emotional and contemplative atmosphere. Less than a week...
Benin: casting sessions for the recruitment of cultural supervisors in schools
As part of the promotion of arts and culture within Benin’s education system, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts is launching a recru...
Benin: a security guard empties his employer’s mobile money account and ends up in prison
A security guard, accused of having emptied the mobile money account of a company manager, appeared before the Court for the Repression of Economic Of...
Benin – Collision between 2 trucks in Djidja: extensive material damage
A traffic accident occurred in Dan, in the commune of Djidja, Zou department. Two heavy trucks collided, causing one of the vehicles to overturn and c...
Benin: bank robbery in Tchaourou, more than 5 million euros taken
A currency dealer was robbed in Tchaourou, Borgou department, on Wednesday March 19, 2025. Four as yet unidentified gunmen succeeded in seizing a sum ...
Benin: 450 billion FCFA investment transforms the Port of Cotonou
The Beninese government and its financial partners have devoted more than 450 billion CFA francs (around $746.8 million) in recent years to modernizin...
Formalizing land titles: AJT invites Cité Vie Nouvelle buyers to register
In a press release dated Thursday March 20, 2025, the Agent Judiciaire du Trésor (AJT), acting on behalf of the former Banque béninoise pour le dévelo...
Benin: Inspector Dakuanté Sambieni dismissed for corruption
Dakuanté Sambieni, Inspector of Primary Education and Head of the Cobly School District (CCS), has been officially dismissed by the Ministry of Nurser...
CDM 2026 (Q): Benin top Group C ahead of Rwanda-Nigeria clash
Benin took the lead in Group C of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, following their 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe on Thursday evening. Gernot Ro...
Benin: teacher jailed for sexually harassing a minor
At the Collège d’Enseignement Général (CEG) de Gouka, in the commune of Bantè, a math teacher has been taken into custody for alleged sexual har...
Benin: Ouidah hosts military exercise METROPOLIS 2025
As part of the drive to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS), a large-scale military exercise, dubbed METR...
Benin: hope of provisional release for 2 customs officers prosecuted by the CRIET
The former brigade commander of the Hillacondji customs post and his secretary could soon be released. Their case, linked to the suspicious clearance ...