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The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has published the list of 167 new assistant professors recruited on probation for Benin’s public universities. This decision is part of the drive to strengthen human resources undertaken by authorities to sustainably improve the quality of higher education. According to an official note from the ministry, the […]
The Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) issued, on January 28, 2026, a judgment acquitting former executive secretary of the Kpomassè town hall, Dieudonné Aloukoutou, and his associate Gbaguidi Christian. The decision was made on the basis of reasonable doubt, the court said, which was ruling in the first instance on […]
The Society of Road Infrastructures and Territorial Development (SIRAT SA) announces temporary traffic disruptions in several strategic areas of Cotonou, due to nighttime maintenance work on road safety equipment. In a press release, the company informs that repair operations on crash barriers, guard rails and beacons will be carried out from Friday, January 30 to […]
The National Assembly of Benin is launching the process of installing the 10th legislature. To this end, the parliamentary institution is organizing, from Monday, February 2 to Thursday, February 5, 2026, the reception of elected deputies for the withdrawal of their parliamentary insignia. According to the program established by the parliamentary administration, the operations will […]
The second ordinary session of the National Assembly, opened on October 31, 2025, was officially closed on Friday, January 30, 2026 at the Governors’ Palace in Porto-Novo. The ceremony, chaired by Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou, marks an end not only to the parliamentary work of the session but also to the ninth legislature, in accordance with […]
The main opposition party, Les Démocrates, issued on January 31, 2026, a statement following the arrest and provisional detention of its vice-president, Alassane Tigri, in a case related to the attempted coup d’État that shook Benin on December 7, 2025. According to this official text, the former minister was arrested at his home in Cotonou […]
Arrested as part of the investigation into the alleged coup d’État attempt, lawyer Stanic Adjacotan was released this Friday, January 30, 2026, according to multiple sources. According to one of his lawyers, the charge brought against him is “glorification of a coup d’État.” No further details have, for the moment, been officially released about the […]
The Benin government has spoken out after accusations by General Abdourahamane Tiani, president of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), who attributes a presumed role in attempts to destabilize Niger to Benin. Such remarks are brushed off by Cotonou with a wave of the hand, seeing them more as a diversionary […]
According to the 2026 ranking of the Global Firepower Index, the Arab Republic of Egypt remains Africa’s top military power, thus confirming its dominant position in Africa’s defense. The global ranking, published by the American specialized site Global Firepower, is based on more than 60 criteria including manpower, land, naval and air assets, the defense […]
The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) reviewed a case that was, to say the least, unusual, involving a person posing as a member of the United States military. Following the submissions, the public prosecutor requested a ten-year prison sentence in full for fraud committed against several victims, including a police […]
The transitional government of Burkina Faso announced, this Thursday, January 29, 2026, the dissolution of all political parties and formations in the country, alongside the adoption of a new national development framework for the period 2026-2030. Chaired in a Council of Ministers meeting by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the transitional authority adopted a decree dissolving all […]
Members of the ninth legislature of the National Assembly met in a plenary session on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the Palais des Gouverneurs, under the chairmanship of Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou. This meeting comes in the wake of the recent adoption of two key laws, one on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and the […]
Benin takes a new step in guaranteeing the right to identity with an initiative from the National Agency for Identification of Persons (ANIP) aimed at enrolling children who have never been registered with the civil registry. This information was made public on Thursday, January 29, 2026, through ANIP’s digital channels. According to the agency, children […]
Soixante-dix-huit ans après sa fondation à Porto-Novo, l’Église du Christianisme Céleste (ECC) traverse l’une des périodes les plus délicates de son histoire. Depuis la mort de son fondateur, le prophète Samuel Bilehou Joseph Oschoffa, en 1985, la question de la succession spirituelle n’a jamais été clairement tranchée. Une faille originelle qui continue de fragiliser l’unité […]
In a financial context marked by profound changes and rising performance demands, the FECECAM Bénin has carried out the official handover of mission letters to the branch managers and the cash managers of its network. A ceremony that is part of a drive to strengthen governance, clarify responsibilities, and consolidate the institution’s performance. Opening the […]
The Beninese government announced in a cabinet meeting the establishment of a new structure dedicated to supporting Afro-descendants who wish to obtain Beninese nationality, following the adoption of Law 2024-31 of September 2, 2024 relating to the recognition of nationality for this category of beneficiaries. The initiative aims to streamline and safeguard the nationality acquisition […]
Alassane Tigri, former Minister of Sports and head of the opposition party Les Démocrates, was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, according to information from Bip radio. At this stage, the motives for this arrest have not been officially communicated by the competent authorities. No judicial notification nor public statement […]
The Council of Ministers has validated a decisive step in the reform of the energy sector. Meeting on January 28, 2026 in Cotonou, the Executive approved the guidelines of the Master Plan for the development of the electricity sub-sector through 2045, as well as the National Electrification Plan and the Off-Grid Electrification Plan in their […]
On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the deputies of the ninth legislature resumed parliamentary work at the National Assembly. The session on Wednesday saw the adoption of two major texts, addressing both the cultural sector and public health. Notably, this includes the adoption of a revamped legal framework for Benin’s cinema. Unanimously adopted, Law No. 2026-01 […]
The Court for the Repression of Economic and Terrorism Offences (CRIET) of Benin examined, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, an unusual case mixing charges of cybercrime, online fraud, and money laundering involving a father and his son. The case was entered on the docket of CRIET’s Criminal Section II after the Special Public Prosecutor brought […]
