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Since Monday, August 31, PIGIER-Bénin has been hosting the DECOGEF exams for the 2025-2026 academic year. As the only exam center selected in Benin, the institution asserts itself as a major player in training for accounting expertise professions within the UEMOA area. At PIGIER-Bénin, the exam rooms have taken on a new dimension since Monday, […]
From August 24th to 30th, 2026, an operation conducted by the Parakou 3rd District Police Commissariat led to the dismantling of a human trafficking network allegedly linked to Qnet. Twenty Nigerian nationals, lured by false promises of well-paying jobs, were released on this occasion. The victims, deprived of their financial resources to the tune of […]
The way their careers are managed is far from satisfactory for the ACDPE 2014 teachers. On Monday, August 31, 2026, these teachers, gathered collectively, voiced several concerns related to the administrative management of their careers. The primary concern revolves around the date of their integration into the ranks of assistant professors and certified teachers. The […]
The appeals chamber of the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) confirmed the verdict rendered at first instance against a 41-year-old teacher prosecuted for sexual harassment of a 15-year-old minor. The events took place in Cotonou, in the Littoral department. The teacher, identified by the initials A. N., worked at the […]
Five defendants, including three military personnel, appeared before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET) for complicity in the illegal practice of pharmacy and abuse of office. The case involves law enforcement officers accused of using their uniforms to simulate false seizures of pharmaceutical and psychotropic products. According to the special […]
The Beninese Electricity Company (SBEE) informs its subscribers that power outages will affect about forty localities from the North to the South of the country on Tuesday, September 1 and Thursday, September 3, 2026. These temporary interruptions, scheduled between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. depending on the areas, are due to planned maintenance work on […]
The elements of the Tohouè district police station, in the commune of Sèmè-Podji, carried out a successful operation on the night of Friday, August 28 to Saturday, August 29, 2026. The intervention was triggered following intelligence reports of drug trafficking by sea in the area. The vigilance of law enforcement allowed the interception of a […]
A study conducted by Afrobarometer through the Innovative Research in Economics and Governance (IREG), published on August 10, 2026, highlights the expectations of Beninese citizens towards customary authorities. Carried out among 1,200 adults between late January and early February 2024, the survey reveals that an overwhelming majority—three out of four Beninese (75%)—believe that traditional leaders […]
A serious accident occurred on the night of Friday, August 28 to Saturday, August 29, 2026, around 11 p.m. in the Aklampa district, Glazoué municipality. The Lifo bridge suddenly gave way as a motorcycle taxi was crossing, plunging the driver and his passenger, an octogenarian woman, into the watercourse. Quickly alerted, emergency services intervened at […]
Following the Gaani celebrations for 2026, the Imperial Court of Nikki expresses its solidarity with the victims of the serious traffic accident that occurred on Thursday, August 27th, near Boko, in the municipality of N’Dali. On Saturday, August 29, 2026, a delegation mandated by the Emperor, His Majesty Séro Torou Touko Sari, and led by […]
The Beninese activist and former gendarme, Thibaut Ogou, appeared before the Court of Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) this Thursday, August 27, 2026. The accused, who is being prosecuted for attempted fraud against a prisoner, has denied all charges and pleaded not guilty. At the hearing, the activist, who is representing himself, explained […]
Patrice Talon is currently staying in Paris to lead a mediation mission relating to the Celestial Church of Christ (ECC). An information and exchange session is being held
The Thian district, located in the Gorobani area, was the scene of a tragic accident this Friday, August 28, 2026. The lifeless body of a young boy, whose
A violent storm that occurred in the afternoon of Friday August 28, 2026 caused significant damage in the village of Gnel Kelle, located in the district of Dérassi
A tragedy occurred in Donwari, a district of the commune of Kandi. Three children lost their lives after being trapped inside a vehicle that had been stationary for
The Chief of General Staff of the Beninese Armed Forces (FAB), Lieutenant General Fructueux Gbaguidi, met this Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at the Pentagon with General Christopher J.
The Economic and Social Council (CES) opened the second ordinary session of its Borgou departmental council on Tuesday August 25, 2026 in the prefecture of Parakou. This event
The Ministry of Secondary Education, Technical and Vocational Training offers a final catch-up to Aspirants to the Teaching Profession (AME). Candidates who did not complete their process during
A serious traffic accident occurred this Thursday near Boko, in the district of Sirarou (commune of N’Dali). A truck carrying riders, horses and several passengers returning from the
’The Constitutional Court declared all the provisions of the new internal regulations of the Economic and Social Council (CES) to be in conformity with the Basic Law. The
