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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, […]
In an emotional message, Jude Lodjou addressed the Beninese after the rejection of the Les Démocrates party’s candidacy for the 2026 presidential election. The former MP and party official said he spoke “with a heavy heart, but a calm mind,” asserting that he was not speaking “as a defeated man, but as a man standing […]
The National Agency for Personal Identification (ANIP) announced that the Computerized Electoral List (LEI) has been made available since Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at all voting centers in the country. According to the statement signed by the Director General of ANIP, Aristide Guy Adjinacou Gnahoui, this update follows the processing of complaints, transfers between voting […]
Former president Boni Yayi, weakened by the internal storm rocking his party Les Démocrates after their exclusion from the presidential race, broke his silence on Wednesday, October 29. In a message addressed to the Beninese people, he denounced an authoritarian drift by the authorities, saying that Benin “is gradually turning its back on democracy”. Former […]
The National Assembly of Benin is preparing to open, on Friday, October 31, 2025, its second ordinary session of the year, commonly called the budget session. On this occasion, the spokesperson for the Parliament president, Vitali Boton, revealed the list of draft bills and proposed laws that will be examined by the deputies. This session, […]
Former Beninese president Boni Yayi broke his silence following his meeting on Friday, October 24, 2025, with Head of State Patrice Talon. In a statement addressed to his compatriots, the leader of the party Les Démocrates made serious accusations against the government in place, evoking a “destabilization” plan aimed at weakening his party and silencing […]
At the Council of Ministers, the Beninese government decided to release the funds needed to repay the outstanding pension contributions for the benefit of 504 former military personnel. These former personnel voluntarily left the Benin Armed Forces after serving less than 15 years. The measure follows a longstanding claim by their professional association, initiated as […]
