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Two women, a mother and her daughter, died in a fire that occurred on the night of Saturday 2 to Sunday 3 August, in Adjohoun, in the Ouémé department. Initial findings suggest a criminal act, against a backdrop of family tension related to a land dispute. According to information gathered on-site by Bénin News, the […]
A heart-wrenching tragedy rocked the Ganou neighborhood in Parakou in the morning of Wednesday, August 6, 2025. A 23-year-old man, a taxi driver by profession, was found hanged in his room. According to initial information relayed by Deeman Radio, the victim had sent several messages to his loved ones the day before the tragedy. These […]
The Court of Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) delivered its verdict on Monday, August 4, 2025, in a case of embezzlement involving a Beninese banker and her husband. The couple was found guilty of having orchestrated a large-scale fraudulent scheme that allowed them to embezzle nearly 294 million FCFA from a local bank. […]
The curtain could finally lift this Thursday, August 7, 2025, on one of the year’s most explosive files: the Akponna case. At the heart of the tensions are public investment projects in drinking water and electric power in Parakou, whose management has raised serious questions. The High Commission for Corruption Prevention (HCPC) is summoning the […]
The city hall of Abomey-Calavi raised the alarm this Wednesday, August 6, 2025, through an official statement regarding a concerning situation: several bodies preserved in local morgues have been unclaimed for more than a year. The morgues in question are notably those of the National University Hospital Center Hubert Koutoukou Maga (CNHU-HKM) of Cotonou, the […]
The fight against drug trafficking continues rigorously throughout the nation. This Wednesday, two operations carried out respectively in the towns of Dogbo and Pahou led to the dismantling of active ghettos involved in the distribution of drugs. Several individuals were arrested and significant seizures were made. In Dogbo, in the village of Agnavo, a team […]
The Ministry of Labor and Public Service has announced the cancellation of two tests from the recruitment competition organized for the Ministry of Economy and Finance, held on July 19 and 20. The affected exams are those for the candidates of the corps of Statistical Engineers and the Engineers of the Technical Services of the […]
Hundreds of rotting chicken carcasses were removed from a fish shop in Abomey-Calavi on Monday, August 4, 2025, under police supervision. This Monday in Abomey-Calavi, within a fish shop unwittingly transformed into an infection hub, a dump truck was waiting with its engine idling, while a team in suits was busy removing hundreds of decaying […]
An individual was apprehended in March 2025 at the border between Benin and Togo and is being prosecuted for smuggling agricultural goods and non-declaration of cash. He appeared before the CRIET on Monday, August 4, where the prosecution sought a two-year prison sentence, a fine, and the confiscation of 29 million CFA francs. On March […]
On Monday, August 4, 2025, the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) examined a case involving two individuals: a man and a woman prosecuted for false attestation and money laundering. The main accused is suspected of having established a fake personal identification certificate (CIP) for a Togolese national. This would not […]
The Department of Labor and Civil Service announced on Friday, August 8, 2025, the list of candidates admissible for the recruitment competition of 172 civil servants for the benefit of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. These results, covering 35 profession groups out of 37, are released subject to final verification and control. The suspense […]
No financial wrongdoing was found in the management of the 31.6 billion invested in water and electricity in Parakou between 2016 and 2025. This announcement was made on August 7, 2025, by the High Commissioner for Corruption Prevention, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dome, during the official ceremony of restitution of the investigation report. […]
The investigation report on water and energy investments in the municipality of Parakou, commissioned following the allegations of former minister Paulin Akponna, will be officially returned this Thursday, August 7, 2025 in the presence of the High Commissioner for the Prevention of Corruption. This Thursday, attention will be focused on the content of the Verification […]
In Benin, the case of the collapse of a building under construction in Togbin-Fandji, which cost a young apprentice bricklayer his life in July 2025, is underway at the Abomey-Calavi court. The accused, owner of the building, will have to pay a deposit of 2 million FCFA, pending the continuation of the proceedings set for […]
In the coming days, the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) will officially leave its current premises at Ganhi to move into a brand new headquarters located next to the Benin Broadcasting and Television Corporation (SRTB). The building, fully refurbished, was formerly the site of the Institute for Social, Economic, and Civic Training (INFOSEC), and has […]
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko surprised many on Thursday, August 1, by announcing the implementation of specific taxation for influencers, vloggers, and other content creators. The measure, included in the “Jubbanti Koom” economic and social recovery plan, aims to broaden the tax base of a sector that has largely remained off the radar. A new tax […]
Less than a month after leaving the Progressive Union Renewal (UPR) to join The Democrats, Suzanne Élise Tama, head of the central district of Banikoara, was ousted from her position on Monday, August 4, 2025. Suzanne Élise Tama, head of the central district of Banikoara since 2020 and influential local political figure, was ejected from […]
The activist and influencer Nazih Marwan Al-Azzi, better known as “Nazih” on social media, has been arrested in Lebanon by the country’s General Security Directorate. 25 years old, this young Gabonese man of Lebanese origin is at the heart of an explosive case that is currently rocking Gabon. According to Gabonese security sources quoted by […]
The High Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (HCPC) has reached a critical milestone in the investigation opened following accusations of public fund embezzlement within the Ministry of Energy, Water and Mines. After a month of investigations in the town of Parakou, the investigation report was officially handed over on July 31, 2025 to Jacques […]
The government spokesperson, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, has responded to the heart-wrenching letter from young Mira, 10 years old, who is pleading for presidential clemency for her incarcerated parents. While he acknowledges the emotional impact of the message, the government remains firm on respect for judicial procedures. The voice of little Goudjo Mira was not lost […]
