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The Court of First Instance of Cotonou issued a ruling on Friday, May 30, in a case involving the alleged sale of children. The main defendants in the case are two French nationals, who faced charges of falsifying birth records, submitting false certificates, and illegally removing children from the country. Following a trial before the […]
The Republican Police of Benin carried out a major raid that led to the seizure of approximately one ton of counterfeit medicines during a targeted operation in 11 suspected stores within the Dantokpa market in Cotonou. On the morning of Friday, May 30, 2025, law enforcement launched a large-scale operation at Dantokpa—the largest market in […]
A transport truck overturned on the evening of Friday, May 31, 2025, in Ikpinlè, located in the Plateau Department of southeastern Benin. The driver, currently on the run, abandoned the vehicle, which was found to be carrying a suspicious load of pharmaceutical products—some possibly containing illegal substances. The accident occurred in front of Ikpinlè’s General […]
In a bold move to combat cross-border smuggling, Beninese authorities shut down a clandestine waterway during the night of May 23–24 in the commune of Avrankou, located in the Ouémé department. Large stone blocks were laid across the Sado passage, effectively sealing off one of the country’s most active smuggling routes, commonly known as the […]
A tragic discovery has shaken the Agata Houssa neighborhood in the Akassato district of Abomey-Calavi. On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the decomposed bodies of a young mother and her eight-month-old baby were found lying on their bed in an advanced state of decay. According to initial reports from Bip Radio, it was the persistent stench […]
A tragic accident claimed the life of a woman on the morning of Friday, May 23, 2025, in Agongointo, a district in the commune of Bohicon. The woman was electrocuted by a fallen power line as she was returning home from the well with a container of water balanced on her head. According to reports […]
It was a day the residents of Sakété, in Benin’s Plateau Department, won’t soon forget. On Thursday, May 29, 2025, a horrific road accident claimed the lives of seven members of the same family on the Ita-Djèbou road, near the local market. According to initial reports from Frissons Radio, the tragedy occurred when the family’s […]
A deadly road accident occurred on Thursday, May 29, 2025, near Kakara in the commune of N’Dali. According to local radio station Su Tii Sua, a violent collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle coming from Malanville was the cause of the tragedy. The accident involved a family of four riding a motorcycle when, based […]
A fire broke out on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at the 7th Inter-Army Battalion in Kandi, northern Benin, following a series of loud detonations that sent thick plumes of smoke into the air and triggered panic among nearby residents. According to reports from Fraternité FM, the incident occurred between 2 and 3 […]
Benin has once again asserted its dominance in the West African cotton industry, recording an exceptional 637,063.51 tons of seed cotton for the 2024–2025 season. The country remains the region’s top producer—an achievement made possible by an unprecedented nationwide mobilization. This success is the product of a collective effort led by the National Federation of […]
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Benin officially launched a key infrastructure initiative with the installation of a national oversight committee in Cotonou. The committee will supervise feasibility studies for three major road projects, forming part of the country’s ongoing Government Action Program (PAG 2021–2026). The initiative is backed by significant financial support from the West […]
In the ongoing case linked to the alleged foiled coup involving businessman Olivier Boko and former minister Oswald Homeky, Benin’s Constitutional Court has delivered decisions on two appeals filed by their legal teams. The first appeal targeted the investigating judges of the appellate chamber of the Cour de répression des infractions économiques et du terrorisme […]
Grief still hangs heavy over the village of Dasso, in the commune of Ouinhi, after a devastating fire claimed the lives of two children earlier this week. According to reports from the national public daily on Thursday, the victims were quietly waiting for their meal inside the family hut when the fire broke out. Eyewitnesses […]
Abomey, the former capital of the Kingdom of Dahomey, was battered on Wednesday by a rare and violent storm marked by strong winds and heavy rainfall. While no human casualties were reported, the material damage is substantial. Homes, vegetation, and even historic sites sustained serious impact. Among the most striking images left by the storm […]
The Cotonou First-Class Court of First Instance has delivered its verdict in a sensitive case involving two French nationals accused of attempting to illegally take a minor out of the country. On Friday, May 30, 2025, the court sentenced the couple to 36 months in prison, including 12 months to be served, along with a […]
A man in his forties died on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, after suffering a sudden illness during intimate moments in a guesthouse in Tohouè, a locality in the commune of Sèmè-Kpodji, southeastern Benin. According to witnesses interviewed by Bip Radio, the man reportedly began vomiting blood while in the room with a female companion. Alarmed, […]
Seven members of a single family lost their lives in a fatal road accident on Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Ita-Djèbou, a locality in the commune of Sakété, Plateau department, in southern Benin. The victims were returning from a family ceremony held in Kétou when their vehicle collided with a truck near the local market […]
The late-night arrest of outspoken Togolese rapper Amron—real name Essowè Narcisse Tchalla—has triggered widespread backlash from civil society, the opposition, and international observers. On the night of May 26, 2025, heavily armed security forces stormed his home in Agoè-Assiyéyé, a northern suburb of Lomé, without presenting an arrest warrant, according to eyewitness accounts. The operation, […]
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo authorized the opening of a judicial investigation against Justice Minister Constant Mutamba. The decision follows a request from Firmin Mvonde, the Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation, seeking the lifting of the minister’s parliamentary immunity. Mutamba stands accused of embezzling […]
In a Council of Ministers meeting held this Wednesday, the Beninese government approved the creation of the Société Béninoise d’Infrastructures Maritimes et Fluvio-lagunaires, along with the adoption of its official statutes. The newly established company will be tasked with designing and implementing long-term strategies for the protection of Benin’s coastline. These strategies may include seabed […]
