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The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, delivered this Tuesday, December 23, 2025, his tenth message to the Nation. A speech with a strong political and symbolic charge, which the Head of State himself presented as a legacy, as his term draws to a close. Through this solemn address, he laid out an overall assessment […]
Since the new Constitution of Benin was promulgated, arising from the revision adopted in November and validated in December 2025, the role of the Constitutional Court has been redefined. This institutional adjustment, undertaken as part of the reform, involves significant changes to the prerogatives of the high court. In a press briefing, constitutional scholar and […]
The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, will face the deputies of the National Assembly tomorrow, Tuesday, 23 December 2025, to deliver his final State of the Nation address. This constitutional exercise takes place in an especially sensitive political and institutional context, marked by the recent foiled coup attempt and the enactment of the new […]
In a question-and-answer addressed to the government, Habibou Worou Koubou, a deputy from the opposition party Les Démocrates, is requesting clarification on the arrest of his colleague… The latter was arrested by the Republican Police and held in custody at the criminal investigation unit for praising/advocating a coup d’État. In his query, the parliamentarian draws […]
After the attempted coup foiled on December 7, 2025, in Benin, the United Nations emphasized the need to undertake broad consultations in the processes of constitutional and institutional reform. The call was made on Friday, December 19, by the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary‑General for West Africa and the Sahel, Barrie Freeman, […]
In Benin, the Court for the Repression of Economic and Terrorist Offenses (CRIET) remanded Candide Azannaï in custody on the night of Friday, December 19 to Saturday, December 20, 2025. The decision came shortly after 1 a.m. After several hours of questioning, CRIET ordered that Candide Azannaï be remanded in custody. This measure now deprives […]
The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, defended during his media appearance on Thursday, December 18 the establishment of the political truce introduced by the recently enacted constitutional revision. For the head of state, this reform meets a need: to get Benin out of a cycle of permanent political tension which, he says, slows public […]
The day after the enactment of the new Constitution, which took place on Wednesday, December 17, President Patrice Talon explained to the press the main innovations of the text, notably the establishment of the Senate and the extension of the presidential term from five to seven years. The head of state says this is neither […]
The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, is scheduled to appear before the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 to deliver his annual State of the Nation address. This intervention, scheduled at the Palace of the Governors in Porto-Novo, is in accordance with the provisions of Article 72 of the Constitution, which stipulates that […]
Meeting in Abuja from 1 to 13 December 2025 for its second ordinary session of the year, the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States adopted a firm resolution condemning the attempted coup that took place in Benin on 7 December 2025. The regional institution reaffirmed its support for Benin’s constitutional government, while […]
The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, is announced on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at the Palais des Gouverneurs in Porto-Novo, seat of the National Assembly, where he will deliver his annual State of the Nation address. In accordance with Article 72 of the Beninese Constitution, this address is intended to inform members of the […]
The Parti Restaurer l’Espoir (RE) and the Coordination nationale de la Résistance nationale formally denied, on Tuesday 17 December 2025, a report claiming the release of their president, Candide Azannaï. In a statement signed by Dr Adolé Félicité Akueson, they urged the public to remain calm and not give in to rumors or provocations. The […]
The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, announced on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, the promulgation of the law amending and supplementing the Constitution of December 11, 1990. This decision follows the Constitutional Court’s declaration that the said law is in conformity, after examining the appeals filed following its adoption by the National Assembly. The revision […]
The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, will hold a meeting with the press this Thursday, December 18, 2025. The announcement comes in a particularly sensitive political and security context, notably marked by the foiled coup attempt of December 7 and the recent promulgation of the revised Constitution. This media appearance by the head of […]
Reacting to a recent CEDEAO decision, Daniel Edah called for the prompt opening of a frank, inclusive and constructive national dialogue in Benin. In a public statement, the political figure urged the President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, to take the necessary measures to ease tensions and to put the country sustainably back on the […]
The party Les Démocrates strongly reacted to the arrest of deputy Soumaïla Sounon Boké, arrested today in Cotonou while the National Assembly was in the middle of a parliamentary session. The incident occurred at the very moment the party was holding an official investiture ceremony for its candidates for the 2025 legislative elections. In a […]
Invited by Crystal News, the MP for the 17th electoral constituency, Basile Ahossi, didn’t hide his hostility toward the main innovations introduced by the constitutional revision recently adopted by the National Assembly. The parliamentarian expressed his disagreement with provisions such as the “political truce, the creation of a Senate, the introduction of a seven-year presidential […]
Former president of the Constitutional Court, Lawyer Robert Dossou, provided a conceptual clarification on the terms “putsch” and “coup d’État”, often used interchangeably in public debate. According to the jurist, the events that took place on December 7, 2025 are, strictly speaking, a putsch, also referred to as a pronunciamiento. He says the term pronunciamiento, […]
A memo from the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Early Childhood and Primary Education is raising questions in the education sector. In a letter sent to departmental directors, they are asked to take stock of subscriptions intended for the upkeep and maintenance of the EducMaster digital platform. To this end, an annual support contribution […]
Detained in the early morning of Sunday, December 14, 2025 in Cotonou, Chabi Yayi, secretary for external relations of the opposition party Les Démocrates and son of former president Boni Yayi, was released on the evening of Monday, December 15, 2025. The news came on the evening of Monday, December 15, 2025. After more than […]
