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Members of the ninth legislature are summoned to a plenary session this Monday, 3 November 2025 to review the activity report of President Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou. As parliamentary tradition dictates, the president of Parliament presents his peers with a detailed account of the institution’s activities over the past period. This transparency exercise is part of […]

The proposed constitutional revision bill introduced by the two pro-government political blocs continues to spark controversy. In the face of questions and speculation, Aké Natondé, president of the Union Progressiste le Renouveau parliamentary group, sought to clarify his intentions. He firmly rejects any idea of a political maneuver aimed at extending President Patrice Talon’s term […]

Benin continues its push to modernize its commercial infrastructure. After Cotonou, it’s the turn of the north to welcome two new modern markets in Parakou and Djougou. These projects reflect the government’s commitment to bringing development closer to the regions and to strengthening women’s economic empowerment. In Parakou, the Guèma market was inaugurated on Saturday, […]

The former chief of staff to President Kérékou, Célestine Zanou, has broken her silence about the constitutional revision project currently under consideration by the National Assembly. In a solemn statement released on Saturday, November 1, 2025, she expressed deep concern about what she describes as an “undertaking to unravel Beninese democracy.” Célestine Zanou says she […]

The debate over revising the Constitution has been relaunched in Benin. Invited this Sunday, November 2, 2025, on the television channel E-Télé, MP Aké Natondé, president of the parliamentary group of l’Union Progressiste le Renouveau (UPR), said that “the conditions are in place to fill a gap in our institutional framework.” According to him, the […]

The opposition party Les Démocrates (LD) is trying to regain control after the wave of resignations recorded within its parliamentary group. In a statement made this Saturday, November 1, 2025, the party’s communications officer, Guy Mitokpè, shared with activists and the public the exchanges he had with the party president, Boni Yayi. According to him, […]

Former presidential candidate Daniel Edah made public on November 1, 2025 an open letter addressed to the President of the Republic, Patrice Talon. In this letter he questions the head of state about the draft constitutional revision submitted to the National Assembly, a few months before the 2026 presidential election. According to Daniel Edah, this […]

During the inauguration ceremony of the new Guéma market, a journalist’s motorcycle was stolen on Friday, October 31, 2025. A journalist fell victim to the theft of his motorcycle last Friday during the inauguration of the new Guéma market. According to Fraternité FM, his two-wheeler is a Haojue registered 2DD 9620 RB. According to witnesses, […]

The Council of Ministers, which met in ordinary session on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, appointed the members of the Investment Committee of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Fund (FERER). Four government ministers were selected to sit on this essential body responsible for managing and guiding the fund, in accordance with Decree No. 2024-1397 of […]

The Beninese government has announced several measures to ensure the smooth running of the 2026 Hajj. As part of these measures, a subsidy of 370 million CFA francs has been granted to reduce the costs borne by the faithful. This aid results in a reduction of 170,000 CFA francs per pilgrim, thereby keeping the cost […]

Benin is preparing to make changes to its fundamental law. A draft bill to revise the Constitution, put forward by Assan Séïbou and Aké Natondé, has been introduced in parliament. The main purpose of the reform is the creation of a Senate, envisaged as a “upper chamber” to complement Benin’s institutional architecture. The Senate would […]

The President of the National Assembly, Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou, paid high tribute to Me Renaud Agbodjo, a disqualified candidate of the party Les Démocrates, at the opening of the second ordinary session of the year, on Friday at the Governors’ Palace in Porto-Novo. In his speech, the president of Parliament praised « the high-mindedness and […]

Constitutional revision has resurfaced in the National Assembly. The presidents of the parliamentary groups Union Progressiste le Renouveau (UPR) and Bloc Républicain (BR), Assan Séïbou and Aké Natondé, have submitted a new constitutional bill. The initiative, announced on Friday, October 31, 2025 at the opening of the second ordinary session of the year, is mainly […]

A shock at the opening of the second ordinary session of the National Assembly in Porto-Novo. MP Michel Sodjinou, elected in the 19th electoral constituency, has officially left the parliamentary group Les Démocrates, the main opposition party. This split, which had been brewing for several weeks, comes at an already tense time for Boni Yayi’s […]

The Agence nationale d’identification des personnes (ANIP) is launching a large operation to update the Registre national des personnes physiques (RNPP). The aim of this operation is to identify and register deaths that have not yet been reported, which occurred between November 1, 2017 and November 6, 2025. The announcement was made on Friday, October […]

What was meant to be a large operation to dismantle drug trafficking networks turned into a bloodbath in Rio de Janeiro. Deployed by the hundreds on the night of October 28, police and army officers clashed with members of the powerful gang Comando Vermelho, in exchanges of gunfire of an intensity rarely seen. Announced by […]

The Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) delivered its verdict in a cybercrime case involving a Beninese national identified by the initials K.D.P.. The defendant was sentenced to fifty months in prison and fined 150 million CFA francs, according to information reported by Libre Express. The decision was handed down on […]

The city of Parakou was plunged into mourning on the night of Thursday, October 30, 2025, by a tragic accident that occurred in front of the Sinagourou royal palace, in the first arrondissement. A young man, riding a Bajaj motorcycle, was killed on the spot after a violent collision with a truck. According to witnesses, […]