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Dispatched to Benin following the December 7, 2025 attempted coup d’État, the Nigerian army detachment engaged in the security cooperation between the two countries has officially completed its mission. The troops left the Togbin barracks, where they had been stationed since their arrival. In total, about 260 Nigerian troops were mobilized to support Benin’s security […]
Beaten in the 2026 legislative and municipal elections, the Force Cauris for an Emerging Benin party refuses to bow out. Despite modest scores and a total lack of seats, the FCBE intends to stay in the political race by betting on a factor it regards as decisive for the presidential election: the massive abstention in […]
The Republican Police carried out a major seizure of artisanal alcoholic beverages unfit for consumption in the commune of Dogbo, in Mono Department. In total, 770 litres of sodabi were removed from circulation following a field operation, Le Matinal has learned.According to preliminary findings, these artisanal spirits showed clear signs of non-conforming production, which made […]
This Tuesday, February 3, 2026, the Dome of the Sofitel Hotel in Cotonou was transformed into a showcase of Benin’s future. Under the leadership of the Head of State, the government officially unveiled Vision Bénin 2060 Alafia, a strategic document that sets the country’s course for the next 35 years. The ceremony, solemn in tone, […]
The Director General of the National Agency for the Management of Expertise and Project Ownership (ANAGEM) provided clarifications on the relocation of commercial activities around the Dantokpa International Market, during a recent statement to the media. According to her remarks, the relocation of traders and other economic actors who operate around the market perimeter will […]
A network trafficking in fraudulent passports was uncovered at the Cardinal-Bernardin Gantin International Airport in Cotonou, leading to the arrest of several people, including two officers of the Republican Police, according to local press. The operation, conducted by the Economic and Financial Brigade, resulted in the apprehension of the two police officers identified as being […]
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has published the list of 167 new assistant professors recruited on probation for Benin’s public universities. This decision is part of the drive to strengthen human resources undertaken by authorities to sustainably improve the quality of higher education. According to an official note from the ministry, the […]
The Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) issued, on January 28, 2026, a judgment acquitting former executive secretary of the Kpomassè town hall, Dieudonné Aloukoutou, and his associate Gbaguidi Christian. The decision was made on the basis of reasonable doubt, the court said, which was ruling in the first instance on […]
The Society of Road Infrastructures and Territorial Development (SIRAT SA) announces temporary traffic disruptions in several strategic areas of Cotonou, due to nighttime maintenance work on road safety equipment. In a press release, the company informs that repair operations on crash barriers, guard rails and beacons will be carried out from Friday, January 30 to […]
The National Assembly of Benin is launching the process of installing the 10th legislature. To this end, the parliamentary institution is organizing, from Monday, February 2 to Thursday, February 5, 2026, the reception of elected deputies for the withdrawal of their parliamentary insignia. According to the program established by the parliamentary administration, the operations will […]
The second ordinary session of the National Assembly, opened on October 31, 2025, was officially closed on Friday, January 30, 2026 at the Governors’ Palace in Porto-Novo. The ceremony, chaired by Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou, marks an end not only to the parliamentary work of the session but also to the ninth legislature, in accordance with […]
The main opposition party, Les Démocrates, issued on January 31, 2026, a statement following the arrest and provisional detention of its vice-president, Alassane Tigri, in a case related to the attempted coup d’État that shook Benin on December 7, 2025. According to this official text, the former minister was arrested at his home in Cotonou […]
Arrested as part of the investigation into the alleged coup d’État attempt, lawyer Stanic Adjacotan was released this Friday, January 30, 2026, according to multiple sources. According to one of his lawyers, the charge brought against him is “glorification of a coup d’État.” No further details have, for the moment, been officially released about the […]
The Benin government has spoken out after accusations by General Abdourahamane Tiani, president of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), who attributes a presumed role in attempts to destabilize Niger to Benin. Such remarks are brushed off by Cotonou with a wave of the hand, seeing them more as a diversionary […]
According to the 2026 ranking of the Global Firepower Index, the Arab Republic of Egypt remains Africa’s top military power, thus confirming its dominant position in Africa’s defense. The global ranking, published by the American specialized site Global Firepower, is based on more than 60 criteria including manpower, land, naval and air assets, the defense […]
The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) reviewed a case that was, to say the least, unusual, involving a person posing as a member of the United States military. Following the submissions, the public prosecutor requested a ten-year prison sentence in full for fraud committed against several victims, including a police […]
The transitional government of Burkina Faso announced, this Thursday, January 29, 2026, the dissolution of all political parties and formations in the country, alongside the adoption of a new national development framework for the period 2026-2030. Chaired in a Council of Ministers meeting by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the transitional authority adopted a decree dissolving all […]
Members of the ninth legislature of the National Assembly met in a plenary session on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the Palais des Gouverneurs, under the chairmanship of Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou. This meeting comes in the wake of the recent adoption of two key laws, one on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and the […]
Benin takes a new step in guaranteeing the right to identity with an initiative from the National Agency for Identification of Persons (ANIP) aimed at enrolling children who have never been registered with the civil registry. This information was made public on Thursday, January 29, 2026, through ANIP’s digital channels. According to the agency, children […]
Soixante-dix-huit ans après sa fondation à Porto-Novo, l’Église du Christianisme Céleste (ECC) traverse l’une des périodes les plus délicates de son histoire. Depuis la mort de son fondateur, le prophète Samuel Bilehou Joseph Oschoffa, en 1985, la question de la succession spirituelle n’a jamais été clairement tranchée. Une faille originelle qui continue de fragiliser l’unité […]
