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The big day has finally arrived for the 77,101 candidates who sat for the first university diploma. According to official statistics from the Office of the Baccalauréat, this 2026 session involves 14 series spread across 140 examination centers. In terms of demographics, boys make up a slight majority with 42,521 registered candidates, or 55% of […]

The decisive day for the announcement of the results of the Baccalauréat 2026 officially started this Wednesday at 7 a.m. across the entire national territory. In the ten correction centers located throughout the country, the various juries engaged in rigorous technical verification work, meticulously checking the grades assigned to candidates, the coefficients applied, and the […]

The thousands of candidates for the Baccalaureate exam, unique session of June 2026, will find out their fate this Wednesday, July 8, 2026. The Baccalaureate Office (DOB) and the authorities of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research are holding the official deliberations this morning. It is at the end of this solemn session […]

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Armp) has definitively put an end to the controversy surrounding a strategic call for tenders launched by the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (Céna). Following its review, the Regulatory Council concluded that no violations of the existing legislation, particularly Article 34 of the Public Procurement Code, were committed by the electoral […]

The trial of the lieutenant colonel of the Beninese army, pursued for his alleged involvement in the events of the foiled coup d’état of December 7, 2025, had a new hearing on Monday, July 6, 2026, before the Court for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET). Already heard during the first session on […]

The Court of Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) has once again reviewed the case of TikTok influencer Florence Kingbo on Tuesday, July 7. The psychiatric assessment requested by the justice system has been carried out, but its report is not yet available. The case has been postponed to October 13, 2026. The judicial […]

An individual prosecuted before the Court for the repression of economic offenses and terrorism (CRIET) is facing heavy requisitions for impersonating a member of the Republican Police. Accused of extorting large sums of money from several people, the defendant saw the public prosecutor request a sentence of five years in prison, three of which are […]

The Court of Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) examined, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, the case of two individuals charged with alleged acts of kidnapping. Among the accused is the ex-fiancé of a 22-year-old woman, a zemidjan driver, along with one of his associates. They are accused of having held the victim against […]

Vandalism of electrical infrastructure is taking worrying proportions in Benin, compromising the continuity of energy supply for thousands of households. Through the targeted theft of transformers, cables, and other key equipment, malicious individuals are severely disrupting economic activities and hindering major investments aimed at improving access to electricity. For the Beninese Electricity Company (Sbee), these […]

The correctional chamber of the Court for the repression of economic offenses and terrorism (CRIET) rendered its verdict on Monday, July 6, 2026, in the case concerning journalist Angéla Kpeidja. Found guilty of harassment through electronic communication, she was sentenced to 12 months in prison, along with a fine of two million CFA francs. This […]

Announced two years ago, the reconstruction of the Djonou bridge in Abomey-Calavi has still not started. In response to questions raised by this delay, the government has assured that the project has been scaled up after its integration into an urban mobility program funded by the World Bank. A revision that, according to the authorities, […]

The news is not good for Samuel Akindes Adékambi, former head of the 12th district of Cotonou, who appeared this Monday, July 6, 2026, before the Court of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET). During the hearing this Monday, the public prosecutor requested a severe sentence against the defendant. The hearing began late in the morning […]

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) examined, on Thursday, July 2, 2026 during its correctional hearing, the case of a young reseller of food products accused of fraud. At 30 years old, the accused posed as a tax collector in order to extort funds from several business leaders and economic […]

After the announcement of the BEPC results on Friday, July 3rd, all eyes are now on the Office of the Baccalaureate, which has made public the official schedule for the single session of the 2026 BAC. This leads to the publication of the results for the single session in June 2026. According to the schedule […]

On the evening of Saturday, July 4, 2026, named A. J., a housewife aged about 38 and mother of five children, accidentally fell into an abandoned open pit. The tragedy occurred on a farm located in the Agnangnan neighborhood, in the Hounli district (Abomey municipality, Zou department). She was barely pulled out alive thanks to […]

Nearly a year after his arrest in Côte d’Ivoire and subsequent transfer to Benin, Beninese journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè remains detained at the civil prison of Ouidah. One of his relatives, quoted by L’Alternative, is concerned about his detention conditions and mentions a regime marked by severe restrictions. Director of the online media Olofofo.info, Hugues […]

The Gbodjè Nassara district was the scene of a terrible tragedy this Sunday, July 5, 2026, around 8 a.m. According to information from Bip Radio, a retired chief warrant officer lost his life, killed by his own son within the family home. Alerted to the situation, members of the Republican Police immediately went to the […]

Benin: in the face of flood risks, the government calls for vigilance and civic responsibility In a press release dated July 4, 2026, in Cotonou, the Ministry of Interior and Public Security sounds the alarm over the heavy rains affecting the national territory. Weather forecasts indicate a continuation of the adverse weather conditions in the […]