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Benin was shaken early this Sunday, December 7, by a confused situation quickly contained by the security forces. According to initial information gathered, a group of soldiers reportedly tried to storm the President of the Republic’s residence as well as the national television station, in what appears to be an attempt to destabilize the institutions. […]
Benin experienced, on Sunday, December 7, a new phase of tension after an incursion by soldiers into several of the country’s strategic installations. While reports spoke of the beginning of an uprising aimed at overthrowing President Patrice Talon, the government quickly reacted to reassure the population. In a solemn statement on national television, Interior Minister […]
An extremely confused situation unfolded in Benin on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 2025. According to reports, an attempted coup was launched at dawn in Cotonou. The residence of President Patrice Talon, located in the Le Guézo neighborhood, was attacked by a group of soldiers led by Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri. In the early hours […]
In Côte d’Ivoire, the president of the FPI’s ‘Democracy and Values’ faction, Issiaka Sangaré, firmly rejects the holding of a reunification congress announced for January 2026. The initiative, presented on December 3, 2025 by a group of party officials at a press conference in Cocody, is far from consensual. One of its main opponents is […]
Léon Basile Ahossi has broken his silence about his resignation from Les Démocrates. Speaking on Bip Radio, the party’s former third vice-president clarified the circumstances of his departure and rejected any association with the other resignations. He says his resignation is not recent. According to him, it dates back three months and predates two major […]
While several MPs from the majority praised the progress contained in the State budget for fiscal year 2026, Hon. Léon Basile Ahossi, second vice-president of the National Assembly, takes a more measured position. He is cautious in his assessment, believing that the praise expressed around the Finance Act is excessive. For the lawmaker, this budget […]
Members of Parliament adopted, on Thursday, December 4, 2025, the budget law for the 2026 fiscal year. The state’s general budget is set at 3,783 billion 980.4 million CFA francs, an increase of about 6.6% compared with the 3,551.01 billion planned for 2025. Meeting in plenary session at the Palais des Gouverneurs in Porto-Novo, the […]
Le Conseil des Ministres s’est réuni mercredi, le 03 décembre 2025, sous la présidence de Monsieur Patrice TALON, Président de la République, Chef de l’État, Chef du Gouvernement. Les décisions ci-après ont été prises : I- Mesures normatives. Mise en place de la commission chargée de la toponymie et de la mémoire nationale. Cette initiative participe […]
Adiza Arouna was officially installed as head of Parakou’s 3rd arrondissement at a ceremony presided over on Monday, December 1, 2025, by Mayor Inoussa Zimé Chabi. She succeeds the late Ibrahim Chabi Mama. This is the first time a woman has assumed the leadership of this arrondissement. At her installation, Adiza Arouna paid tribute to […]
The Council of Ministers met on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, under the chairmanship of Mr. Patrice TALON, President of the Republic, Head of State, Head of Government. The following appointments were announced : At the Presidency of the Republic At the Ministry of Economy and Finance At the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security
The Council of Ministers met on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, under the chairmanship of President Patrice Talon, Head of State, Head of Government. The following decisions were made: REGULATORY MEASURES ●PRESIDENCY : Establishment of the Commission in charge of toponymy and national memory and appointment of its members. ●FOREIGN AFFAIRS : Decree establishing the procedure […]
The preparatory hearing scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, 2025, ultimately did not take place. It was postponed to a later date for reasons beyond the Constitutional Court’s control. No new timetable has been set yet, but the registry assures that it will promptly inform the parties of the new schedule as soon as it is […]
An appeal filed on November 19, 2025, implicates the former head of state and leader of the opposition party Les Démocrates, Boni Yayi, for remarks made in a video after his meeting with President Patrice Talon. The authors of the petition ask the Constitutional Court to find a violation of articles 23, 34, 36 and […]
In Benin, the revision of the Constitution adopted on the eve of November 15, 2025, continues to provoke strong protests. A new appeal has just been filed with the Constitutional Court. Its author, opposition MP Habib Woroucoubou, says the text adopted in plenary is not consistent with the one that was declared admissible at the […]
Government spokesperson Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji spoke about the controversy surrounding the change of the presidential term from five to seven years. Since the adoption of the constitutional revision on 15 November 2025, some voices have suggested that this reform would directly benefit President Patrice Talon. Speaking on the TéléSud channel, the spokesperson denounced these allegations, […]
The military who seized power in Guinea-Bissau following a coup d’état have announced the creation of the Supreme Military Command responsible for restoring order, which becomes the country’s supreme governing body. The announcement was made by Brigadier General Denis N’Canha during an address broadcast on national television. According to him, this command will govern the […]
The president of COJEP, Charles Blé Goudé, gave an emotional testimony on NCI on November 24, 2025, publicly calling for forgiveness for his former mentor, Laurent Gbagbo. A guest on the show La Quotidienne, the former leader of the Jeunesse patriotique spoke about the split that broke their relationship. “I’m hurting over my separation from […]
The revision of the Constitution of 15 November 2025 will be debated next Thursday before the Constitutional Court. Several citizens have brought cases before the Constitutional Court to challenge various aspects of the process that led to the recent revision of the Constitution in Benin. The appeals mainly concern the conduct of the parliamentary proceedings […]
The president of the Front of National Organizations Against Corruption (FONAC), Jean-Baptiste Elias, took part this weekend in the annual symposium of the Institute of Artisans of Justice and Peace (IAJP). During the proceedings focused on the theme Peaceful elections, political alternation and social cohesion, guarantors of national unity, the president of FONAC spoke about […]
Less than twenty-four hours after announcing his resignation from the party Les Démocrates (LD), MP Sounon Boké Soumaïla has ultimately decided to stay. He announced it in a new video released on Sunday, November 16. In this statement, the Banikoara representative explains that his initial decision was prompted by internal tensions in his local constituency. […]
