Society

Former Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Sabaï Katé, died during the night of Sunday, October 19 to Monday, October 20, 2025, at around 3 a.m. at the National University Hospital Center (Centre national hospitalier universitaire, CNHU) in Cotonou. According to the daily Fraternité, the former deputy of the 7th legislature died after a long […]

The legal saga of Julien Kandé Kansou continues. The political activist, known for his critical stances on social media, will have to wait longer before learning his fate. His trial, originally scheduled this week before the Court for the Repression of Economic and Terrorist Offenses (CRIET), has been postponed to January 27, 2026. Charged with […]

Under an international arrest warrant issued by Senegalese authorities, journalist and press owner Madiambal Diagne was apprehended on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, in the Yvelines, west of Paris. The information was confirmed by one of his lawyers to the daily Le Soleil. Senegalese journalist Madiambal Diagne, targeted by an international arrest warrant issued by his […]

At the Council of Ministers, the Beninese government decided to carry out four Multi-Village Drinking Water Supply Systems (SAEPmV). This project, which reflects the executive’s determination to provide communities with drinking water, has been entrusted to a company according to LaMarinabj. President Patrice Talon has made universal access to drinking water a pillar of social […]

The Godomey district police station (Atlantique department) carried out, from October 6 to 12, 2025, a large “crackdown” operation against crime. The toll is particularly heavy: 31 people arrested, five crime hotspots dismantled, as well as significant seizures of drugs and stolen goods. Among the most notable cases was an extraordinary scam. A cattleman was […]

In August 2025, tensions were at their peak between the Méouane town hall and Grande Côte Opérations (GCO), the Senegalese subsidiary of the French group Eramet. Mayor Cheikh Sall denounced what he called “serious shortcomings” in the mining company’s activities, accusing it of human rights violations and major environmental harm. He even announced his intention […]

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) examined, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, a case concerning alleged membership in a terrorist organization. At the dock, the defendant firmly denied the charges against him. According to the elements presented by the Court, the man was reportedly seen with his face uncovered in […]

Work on the Vêdoko interchange has started, causing the partial closure of the route connecting stade de l’Amitié – Étoile Rouge. According to the Council of Ministers’ report, the works are intended to modernize this important urban junction, improve traffic flow and meet the demand for robust infrastructure in the economic capital. The project is […]

The Honorable Soulé Sabi Moussa, former deputy of the 5th and 6th legislatures, is no more. The former parliamentarian passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2025, plunging Beninese political life into sadness. Soulé Sabi Moussa made his mark on national political life through his commitment to the values of public service and local development. His […]

The Council of Ministers, meeting in ordinary session this Wednesday under the chairmanship of Head of State Patrice Talon, approved the recruitment of new trainee pedagogical advisers and trainee inspectors of secondary education for the year 2025. According to the Presidency’s communications directorate, this recruitment covers a total of 350 candidates, divided between 300 trainee […]

A large consignment of war weapons was seized on Monday, October 13, 2025, in the commune of N’dali, in northern Benin. The operation, carried out by elements of the Borgou-Alibori anti-fraud service under the supervision of Colonel Rodrigue Alofa, intercepted 16 assault rifles and 775 rounds carefully hidden in a truck carrying sacks of oranges. […]

A former director of an insurance brokerage company is accused of having misappropriated strategic data for the benefit of a new company she allegedly set up after her resignation. Tried on Monday, October 13, 2025 at the CRIET, she rejects outright the accusations of theft of computer data and misuse of company assets. Monday’s hearing […]

The Beninese government announced, at the Council of Ministers on October 15, 2025, the recruitment of 350 staff to strengthen the pedagogical supervisory body. The objective is to close the gap in pedagogical advisers and secondary education inspectors in order to improve the quality of teaching across the country. The decision comes from the Council […]

The Catholic Church of Kenya unveiled this weekend a new altar wine, certified and reserved exclusively for religious use, replacing the former liturgical wine, which is now available in bars and supermarkets. The Catholic Church of Kenya has taken an unprecedented decision to protect the sanctity of Mass: introducing a new altar wine, simply named […]

An individual posing as a deputy police commissioner was arrested this week in Abomey-Calavi, in the Atlantique department. The man, dressed in an official uniform and displaying fake insignia, was extorting citizens and bar owners, according to several consistent witness accounts. The alert was raised by residents who, intrigued by the behavior of this pseudo-officer, […]

A 69-year-old retiree died in Saint-Python, near Cambrai, after handling a shell at his home. A terrible accident occurred this Thursday morning in Saint-Python, a commune located not far from Cambrai, in northern France. A 69-year-old man died following the explosion of a shell he was handling at his home. According to Cambrai’s prosecutor, Ingrid […]

A public middle school principal in the Djakotomey commune, Couffo department, was arrested in Dogbo-Zaphi on suspicion of fraud against a Beninese person from the diaspora. According to sources close to the investigation, the suspect, a history and geography teacher, allegedly abused the trust of his cousin, who is identified as the victim in the […]

The younger brother of former Senegalese president Macky Sall, Aliou Sall, was taken into police custody this Friday at his home in Guédiawaye, together with his wife Aïssata Sall, as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering. According to several media sources in Dakar, the measure follows an investigation opened by the Cellule nationale […]