Cotonou: the TPI denounces a fake memo calling for donations
A call for financial contributions attributed to Fernande Hounsou, presented as a social worker and head of the social services of the First Class Cou...
Benin
2026 legislative elections: FCBE kicks off candidate filings at CENA
La Force Cauris pour un Bénin Émergent (FCBE) presented itself this morning at the headquarters of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA)...
Legislative elections 2026: final day to submit candidacies to the CENA
The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) is entering the final stretch of the candidate filing phase for the 2026 legislative elections. Th...
Houndégnon case: the file has again been referred to the criminal court
The case against the former Director General of the National Police, Louis-Philippe Houndégnon, has taken a new turn. The appeals chamber of the Court...
Friendly: Senegal punishes Kenya, Burkina breezes past Benin
With notably a quadruple from Sadio Mané, Senegal thrashed Kenya this Tuesday in a friendly match. Traveling to Rabat in Morocco, the Cheetahs of Beni...
Benin: 1XBet gifts a brand-new bus to the Beninese Football Federation
The Beninese Football Federation (FBF) received on Friday at Canal Olympia in Cotonou a brand-new bus, donated by operator 1XBet. A gesture presented ...
Benin: a decree clarifies the procedures for issuing identification documents
The Beninese government has promulgated a decree setting the conditions and procedures for issuing identity documents for natural persons, in accordan...
Benin – 2026 legislative elections: here’s why Gbadamassi, Adambi and Toko will be absent
Rachidi Gbadamassi, Samou Adambi and Charles Toko will not be candidates in the legislative elections on January 11, 2026. Major figures of the Bloc r...
Friendly: Benin takes on Burkina Faso this Tuesday
Benin face Burkina Faso this Tuesday evening in Rabat, Morocco. It’s a match as part of the November international break. The November FIFA wind...
Benin: the Republican Police dismantles an active counterfeit banknote ring in Porto-Novo
The Republican Police put an end to the activities of a network specialized in distributing counterfeit 10,000 F CFA banknotes. Two individuals were a...
Logo placement: CENA is holding the draw for the municipal elections
The Autonomous National Electoral Commission carried out, on Monday afternoon in Cotonou, the draw to determine the placement of the political parties...
Bénin – Législatives 2026: tout dossier incomplet systématiquement rejeté
Le Président de la Commission Électorale Nationale Autonome a haussé le ton ce lundi 17 novembre 2025. Sacca Lafia a rappelé aux partis politiques que...
Bank robbery case: Désiré Vodonou’s sentence reduced to 7 years
The Criet Court of Appeal examined on Monday, November 17, 2025, the appeal in the case concerning a bank break-in involving former MP Désiré Vodonou....
Benin: accused of raping his female student, a teacher is being prosecuted before the CRIET
In Llobogo in the Commune of Bopa, a teacher is being prosecuted before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism for alleged ra...
2026 presidential election in Benin: Wadagni–Talata and Hounkpè–Hounwanou receive their final registration receipt
The Autonomous National Electoral Commission issued the final receipts to the two duos selected to compete in the 2026 presidential election. This for...
Benin: ANaGeM opens applications to manage its two new commercial hubs
The National Agency for Market Management (ANaGeM) has launched the selection process for operators who will run its two new major facilities: the Gra...
The Les Démocrates party — already the end? The torch falters…
Le destin du principal parti d’opposition béninois, Les Démocrates, ressemble de plus en plus à une longue agonie politique. La fissure a pris corps a...
Recruitment at the Directorate General of Water, Forests and Hunting: 24 more candidates summoned
The General Directorate of Water, Forests and Hunting has issued a new update as part of the recruitment competition recently held. Twenty-four candid...
Benin – Ligue 1: SOBEMAP takes the lead, round-up of the 8th matchday
The 8th matchday of the Beninese Ligue 1 reshuffled the top of the table, with SOBEMAP moving into temporary first place while the Buffles, Coton and ...
Pahou: 3 sellers of “magic” wallets arrested, fake banknotes seized
Three individuals were arrested in Pahou as part of a police operation linked to a supernatural scam. The suspects, accused of selling “magical” walle...
Benin’s 2026 presidential election: the MPL officially backs the Wadagni–Talata ticket
Le Mouvement Populaire de Libération a franchi un nouveau cap politique à l’issue de son conseil national tenu le samedi 15 novembre 2025 à Abomey-Cal...
Diplomacy: Olushegun Bakari meets with Cardinal Parolin on a visit to Benin
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, arrived in Cotonou on Saturday, November 15, 2025. Sent as a special envoy of Pope Leo XIV, h...
Benin: LD party’s resigned MPs pledge to help secure a Wadagni–Talata victory
Former parliamentarians of the party Les Démocrates (LD) officially announce their support for the presidential duo Romuald Wadagni – Mariam Chabi Tal...
Benin: Sounon Boké Soumaïla withdraws his resignation from LD
Less than twenty-four hours after announcing his resignation from the party Les Démocrates (LD), MP Sounon Boké Soumaïla has ultimately decided to sta...
Resignation within LD: for reasons of principle, MP Sounon Boké Soumaïla quits the political scene
Deputy Sounon Boké Soumaïla today, Saturday, November 15, announced his resignation from the party Les Démocrates (LD). A decision he presents as a ma...
Constitutional revision: here’s what’s new, as adopted by the deputies
The 9th legislature adopted early on Saturday, November 15, 2025 the bill to revise the Constitution introduced in parliament by Aké Natondé and Assan...
Constitutional revision: Parliament adopts the reform after a night of debates
After a tense, closely watched night in parliament, the deputies approved the revision of the Constitution at 6 a.m. The text received 90 votes in fav...
Constitutional revision: the proposal declared admissible
The verdict is in. Members of Parliament found the bill to amend the Constitution admissible. The bill received 87 votes in favor and 22 against, with...
Municipal elections in Benin: the Supreme Court rejects the LD party’s appeal
The Supreme Court of Benin has dismissed the appeal lodged by the party Les Démocrates (LD) concerning the rejection of their candidate file by the bo...
Parakou: two new neighborhood chiefs installed by the mayor
The installation drive for neighborhood chiefs appointed by the FCBE party continues in Parakou. On this third day dedicated to the exercise, the city...