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The municipal council of Pobè elected Liamidi Odouchinan as mayor on Wednesday, July 8. He succeeds Clément Kouchadé, who was appointed Minister of Secondary Education last May. The commune of Pobè now has a new mayor. Meeting on Wednesday, July 8, the municipal council appointed Liamidi Odouchinan to lead the local executive. His election ends […]

The dispute between the executive and the National Assembly is taking a judicial turn. The President of the Republic has referred the matter to the Constitutional Council to contest the procedure leading to the adoption of the law on the revision of the Constitution. The high court is now called to rule on the regularity […]

After the appointment of the members of the new term of the Economic and Social Council (CES), attention now turns to the choice of the future president of the institution. Although no official decision has been announced yet, several sources mention the name of Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, former Minister of State, as a frontrunner to […]

Louis Vlavonou has officially resigned from his position as a deputy. This decision paves the way for his entry into the Senate, where the former president of the National Assembly will serve as a member by right, in accordance with the provisions of the revised Constitution. A new chapter opens in Louis Vlavonou’s political journey. […]

The trial of the Pierre Urbain Dangnivo case took a new turn on Friday, July 3, 2026, in the Court of First Instance in Cotonou. Called to testify, the former director general of the National Police, Louis Philippe Houndégnon, stated that “it is Isidore Akon who killed Pierre Urbain Dangnivo,” while specifying that this information […]

In Benin, the government held the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Marina Palace. Several decisions were made during this session.

Beninese deputies designated their representatives on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, to several regional and national institutions. The selections notably include the ECOWAS Parliament, the Pan-African Parliament, the CIP-UEMOA, the High Court of Justice, and the Personal Data Protection Authority (APDP). The National Assembly renewed its representation in several regional and national institutions. The decision was […]

After several weeks of waiting, candidates for the Primary School Certificate (CEP) session 2026 will know their results this Friday. The deliberation is scheduled for 10:30 AM for the 286,995 students who took the exam across the country. The candidates for the Primary School Certificate (CEP) session 2026 will soon know their fate. The deliberation […]

Beninese deputies will meet this Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the Palace of Governors in Porto-Novo for a plenary session dedicated to several major topics. These include the budget orientation debate, the review of a modification of the law on the Mediator of the Republic, and the appointment of parliamentary representatives in various institutions. The […]

At the end of May 2026, the Senegalese political scene was marked by a significant reshuffling at the top of the state. The dismissal of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye ended a political sequence built around a duo that had long been presented as inseparable. The appointment of Ousmane Sonko to […]

The Abomey-Calavi town hall has announced a posting operation for the plans and directories of the subdivisions in the districts of Golo-Djigbé, Ouèdo, Hêvié, and Togba for a period of 30 days, from June 15 to July 24, 2026. The municipality of Abomey-Calavi has launched a posting operation for the directories and status plans in […]

Detained for 66 days at Kgosi Mampuru prison in South Africa, Kemi Seba shared a testimony about his prison life. The Pan-African activist speaks especially about the cold, the overcrowding of cells, and hygiene conditions that he finds difficult. Kemi Seba has broken his silence. In a message published this Thursday from Kgosi Mampuru prison […]

Beninese lawmakers are gathered this Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Palace of Governors in Porto-Novo for a plenary session dedicated to the assignment of several files to the permanent committees. In Benin, parliament is holding a plenary session this Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Palace of Governors in Porto-Novo. According to the agenda […]

Four individuals were arrested in Bohicon following an alleged attempt to bribe a magistrate from the Abomey Court of First Instance. The suspects reportedly offered a large sum of money to influence the outcome of a legal case. The Republican Police arrested four people involved in an attempted bribery of a sitting magistrate at the […]

More than four months after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian authorities have unveiled the official program for his funeral. The ceremonies will take place in several cities across the country before his burial in Mashhad, his hometown. Iranian authorities announced on Saturday the official schedule for the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, former […]

For the first time, Ousmane Sonko publicly spoke about the possibility of excluding President Bassirou Diomaye Faye from Pastef. While not completely ruling out this scenario, the party president assures that no procedure is currently being considered and that only the party’s leadership can decide. The possibility of excluding Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye from […]

On a friendship and working visit to Dakar, the Beninese president Romuald Wadagni was received this Tuesday by his Senegalese counterpart Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The two leaders exchanged views on strengthening cooperation between their countries as well as on economic, security, and political issues in the West African sub-region. The president of the Republic of […]

The provisional lists of validated and rejected applications for the recruitment competition of 50 justice auditors and 50 trainee clerks have been published. Candidates whose applications have been rejected have from June 8 to June 10, 2026, to regularize their files. The Ministry of Labor and Public Service has made public the provisional lists of […]