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An armed attack targeted the Sonsoro police station, a locality under the jurisdiction of the Kandi municipality, in the Alibori Department, on the night of Monday, June 16, 2025, around 11 p.m. The information was confirmed by several sources contacted by the media outlet Fraternité fm. The attackers, whose exact number remains undetermined at this […]
Benin has kicked off the fifth edition of its national fruit tree planting campaign. The 2025 edition plans to plant over 1,600 hectares of mangoes and citrus fruits across the country. The ceremony was held on a specially prepared agricultural estate in Siraru. For this occasion, three hectares were prepared: two for mangoes and one […]
Washington is considering expanding its blacklist of countries subjected to travel restrictions for national security reasons. Benin is among the 25 African countries targeted. According to an internal note consulted by the Washington Post and Reuters, and relayed by RFI, the United States is considering strengthening its migration policy by adding new countries to the […]
The Republican Police continues its relentless fight against the illicit trafficking of psychotropic products. On the night of Friday, June 13, 2025, around 11 p.m., a targeted operation conducted at a bus terminal in Cotonou by elements of the 5th district police station allowed for the interception of a significant batch of psychotropic products concealed […]
Appearing on Daabaaru TV’s show Unpacking, the counselor to the minister of justice and foreign affairs, Gilbert Déou Malé, asserted that Benin holds no political prisoners. According to his statements, conveyed during this interview with journalist Barnabas Orou Kouman, people incarcerated for various offenses cannot be labeled as political prisoners, even if they come from […]
The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, gathered on Friday June 13, 2025, at the Marina Palace, the prefects, mayors, deputy mayors, Executive Secretaries of the municipalities, as well as representatives of the National Association of Municipalities of Benin (ANCB). This major meeting falls within the framework of a seminar to assess the structural reform […]
In Djakotomey, in the Couffo department, two individuals posing as motorcycle taxi drivers, commonly called Zémidjan, were apprehended by the police after a failed robbery. The two individuals were betrayed by a forgotten mobile phone left behind at the scene of their crime. The events took place on the night of June 5, 2025, around […]
In response to the continuing threat of terrorist attacks in northern Benin, the municipality of Tanguiéta is taking unprecedented measures. By decision of the mayor, El Hadj Boukary Zachary, signed on Monday, June 9, 2025, the cultivation of corn, millet, and sorghum is now prohibited in all urban districts of the city. This decision is […]
The Beninese journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, who was arrested in Abidjan and extradited to Benin, is scheduled to appear this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the judge for detention and liberties at the Court for Economic and Terrorism Offences (Criet). The founder of the online media Olofofo Infos, Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, is to be presented […]
Once upon a time, every public appearance of Boni Yayi and the throngs of people it drew, caused a stir in the Beninese political realm. His media remarks acted like seismic shocks in the power structure. As a President with prolific eloquence, a crowd pleaser and a behind-the-scenes leader after leaving the Marina Palace, he […]
This Sunday, the Republican Police intervened at the open-air museum in Parakou to end a festive gathering organized without prior authorization. The event, which attracted a large crowd mainly composed of young people, was stopped by the decision of the Chief Commissioner himself, present at the site. According to the information gathered, this action follows […]
Invited to the set of the private channel E-Télé this Sunday, July 13, 2025, the adviser minister Sèdami Fagla discussed forthrightly the case of Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, a file that has been shaking the media and political scene for more than 72 hours. Interrogated by the journalist Angèle Toboula, Sèdami Fagla openly expressed her satisfaction […]
The suspense is lifted. Cameroonian President Paul Biya announced his candidacy for the next presidential election to be held this coming October on Sunday, July 13, 2025. The announcement was made via a post on his X account (formerly Twitter), thereby indicating his intention to seek another term as head of state. “Once again, I […]
The journalist and web-activist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè is expected this Monday, July 14, 2025, before the special prosecutor of the Court for the repression of economic crimes and terrorism (CRIET) according to a source from Banouto. This appearance should clarify the charges against him, in the presence of his lawyers. According to sources close to […]
In a statement released this Sunday, July 13th by the law firm of Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, we now know a little more about the circumstances of the arrest and detention of the Beninese journalist and activist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, who has been exiled to Togo for many years under refugee status. According to the lawyers’ […]
Announced early this morning by the media, it is now official. By presidential decree n°2025-327 dated June 26, 2025, Paulin Akponna has been dismissed from his duties as Minister of Energy, Water and Mines, less than a week after his shocking statements about suspected embezzlement of public funds. He is replaced by José Tonato, who […]
The Ministry of Kindergarten and Primary Education has taken disciplinary action against a primary school principal in Savè, in the Collines department. The individual in question, as reported by Africaho, was relieved of his duties for “inappropriate behavior”, according to an official statement published on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and recorded on June 18 at […]
In its fight against drug trafficking, the Republican Police conducted a series of operations in several sensitive neighborhoods in the Pahou district, Ouidah municipality. The operations took place from Monday, June 16 to Saturday, June 21, 2025. According to police sources, the neighborhoods of Dénou, Akadjamey, Pahou-Centre, Houndjava, and Hêvié-Liclan were targeted by law enforcement. […]
The Deputy Secretary General and spokesperson for the government, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, officially announced, on Friday, June 20, 2025, his membership in a political party of the current administration. Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji finally reveals his political party. The disclosure was made during a media outing, thus lifting the veil on his political family. “My first […]
The declarations of Paulin Akponna, then Minister of Energy, Water and Mines, about an alleged siphoning off of billions of CFA francs within the Ministry of Energy, Water and Mines continue to shake up the Beninese political sphere. This Wednesday, June 25, 2025, twelve deputies from the main opposition party, Les Démocrates, submitted a resolution […]
