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At the Collège d’Enseignement Général (CEG) de Gouka, in the commune of Bantè, a math teacher has been taken into custody for alleged sexual harassment of a 14-year-old pupil in class 6ᵉ. The affair, which sparked outrage, led local authorities to seize the forces of law and order in order to get to the bottom […]
The former brigade commander of the Hillacondji customs post and his secretary could soon be released. Their case, linked to the suspicious clearance of a truck at the Hillacondji border post, was examined on Monday March 17, 2025 by the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET). Initially scheduled for the public […]
After several months in detention, Florent Mahougnon, better known under the pseudonym “El Professor”, can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Prosecuted for harassment and swindling via the Internet, the tiktokeur was granted provisional release by the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) on Thursday March 20, 2025. In its decision, […]
A military aircraft crashed on Wednesday near Aoulef, in the Adrar wilaya in southern Algeria, killing a pilot, the Algerian Ministry of Defense announced in a press release. Following the accident, the Algerian Army launched an investigation to determine the causes and circumstances of the tragedy. According to local media reports, the incident occurred shortly […]
The Beninese government is laying the groundwork for an ambitious project in the vocational training sector. At the Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the executive gave the go-ahead for a contract with a consultancy firm to carry out architectural and technical studies, as well as monitoring and control missions for the […]
A spectacular fire broke out in Tchatchou on Wednesday night, involving a truck transporting cement from Cotonou to Parakou. The exact circumstances of the fire are still unknown, but thanks to the rapid intervention of the fire department, the worst was avoided. Alerted by witnesses, the fire brigade immediately arrived on the scene. Thanks to […]
A traffic accident of rare violence occurred this morning on the Bohicon-Dassa axis, a strategic stretch of road in central Benin. Two trucks collided in as yet unsolved circumstances, causing the death of one person and seriously injuring two others, according to information reported by Le Matinal. The sheer scale of the accident was testimony […]
Benin mourns the passing of one of its former representatives in the National Assembly. Dah Dèlidji Parfait Houangni, former deputy of the 6ᵉ and 7ᵉ legislatures, passed away this Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at the Centre national hospitalier universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga (CNHU-HKM) in Cotonou. His death, following an illness, leaves a great void in […]
A Republican Police officer, stationed at the Direction Générale de la Police Républicaine (DGPR), has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and a fine of five million FCFA by the Correctional Chamber of the Cour de Répression des Infractions Économiques et du Terrorisme (CRIET). He was charged with transporting counterfeit medicines in a service vehicle. […]
Cape Verde’s Judicial Police announced on Tuesday the arrest of a 34-year-old man, who was stopped on Sunday at Praia’s Nelson Mandela International Airport in possession of over 608 grams of cocaine upon arrival on a flight from Guinea-Bissau. According to a statement from the authorities, the highly pure drug was concealed inside the suspect’s […]
Benin mourns the passing of the central Imam of Porto-Novo, El Hadj Amzat Houzeifa, who was called back to God during the blessed month of Ramadan. For many believers, this departure is seen as a sign of the greatness of his spiritual commitment. A former president of the Islamic Union of Benin and chairman of […]
Following the example of several other cities in Benin, the municipality of Porto-Novo is stepping up its efforts to ensure that the occupation of public spaces is respected. Through an official press release, the municipal administration is reminding the population of current regulations governing urban development and the occupation of public roads. An appeal to […]
Clément Capo-Chichi can now turn the page on his exclusion from public procurement. In a ruling handed down on March 12, 2025, the Supreme Court of Benin overturned the decision of the Autorité de Régulation des Marchés Publics(ARMP), which had banned him for five years for alleged irregularities in the management of public contracts within […]
Despite its adoption by a large majority, the new law governing traditional chieftaincy continues to be debated in the National Assembly. Nassirou Bako Arifari, a member of the Bloc Républicain (BR) and a deputy from the presidential camp, has made no secret of his concerns, denouncing the legislation as “imperfect” and in need of “several […]
On Monday, the White House rejected a French politician’s request to reclaim the Statue of Liberty for France. “Absolutely not,” reacted White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt in a televised press conference, in response to the request from French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann. “I would advise this little-known French politician to remember that it’s thanks to the […]
On Monday March 17, 2025, an intervention by the Republican police to apprehend a trader degenerated into a confrontation with the local population, resulting in the death of one man and the injury of four others. It all began with a raid by the forces of law and order targeting a trader involved in the […]
The former Director General of the National Police (DGPN), Louis Philippe Houndégnon, prosecuted by the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET), will have to wait until Monday March 24, 2025 for the outcome of his trial. At the hearing on Monday March 17, the special court announced the postponement of the […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has officially served formal notice on two contract agents recruited through the competitive recruitment process for 225 public-sector contract agents. In a press release broadcast over the radio, the agents concerned were ordered to report to the Department of Planning, Administration and Finance by March 24, 2025, failing […]
In Senegal, the mayor of the island commune of Dionewar, Lansana Sarr, has admitted to receiving a significant sum of money from a smuggler involved in irregular migrant routes to Spain. Lansana Sarr, now facing legal trouble in Senegal, was arrested on Friday, March 14, by the gendarmerie in Foundiougne, just hours after a pirogue […]
The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) heard a case on Thursday, March 13, 2025, involving online fraud allegations against a man accused of extorting money from a woman with whom he had a romantic relationship. The events took place in Abomey, where the complainant, who identifies herself as his former […]
