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One year after the arrest of Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè in Côte d’Ivoire and his transfer to Benin, the mobilization around the Beninese journalist remains strong. Fifty West African journalists are calling on the Beninese authorities to release him, in a context where Reporters Without Borders continues to denounce arbitrary detention and a serious violation of […]

The Benin Trade Union Confederation (CSTB) is calling on the President of the Republic, Romuald Wadagni, to review the composition of the new Economic and Social Council (CES). In an open letter dated July 8, 2026, the trade union organization denounces the absence of representatives for salaried workers within this consultative institution.According to the CSTB, […]

A military helicopter transporting Zambian Vice President Dr. Mutale Nalumango crashed on Thursday, July 9, shortly after taking off in Nakonde, in the northeast of the country. The eight people on board emerged unscathed. A Zambian army helicopter crashed on Thursday, July 9, shortly after takeoff in Nakonde, in Muchinga Province, near the Tanzanian border. […]

The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security has announced increased checks across the country against drivers who drive on the left. The delegated ministry to the President of the Republic, in charge of the Interior and Public Security, published a statement this Friday, July 10, to remind a basic rule of the highway code: […]

Following the decision made in the Council of Ministers on July 1, 2026, to reduce the charges on users of market infrastructures, the National Market Management Agency (Anagem) has made public the new monthly pricing schedules. This relief applies to all commercial spaces in urban and regional markets, specifically including major commercial hubs such as […]

After three days of work bringing together the main players in the sector, the General States of Insurance for All ended this Wednesday at Sofitel in Cotonou with the adoption of 23 resolutions and the Pan-African Pact for inclusive insurance, called the “Call of Cotonou.” The leaders of FANAF and the Association of Insurance Companies […]

Baccalauréat 2026 in Benin: Detailed statistics by series revealed, series D lagging behind ​Following the announcement of the national overall eligibility rate of 66.78 % for this unique session in June 2026, the official detailed statistics by series highlight notable disparities among different fields of study. ​While the literary, economic, and management series achieve exceptional […]

The results of the Baccalaureate, June 2026 session, are now available. Nationally, the eligibility rate stands at 66.78%, down from 73.02% recorded last year. The results of the Baccalaureate (Bac), June 2026 session, are now accessible online. As announced by the Baccalaureate Office, candidates can check their eligibility starting this Wednesday, July 08, without having […]

The major trends for the Baccalaureate exam, single session of June 2026, are now official. According to the figures released at the end of the day by the educational authorities and reported by the radio station Peace FM, Benin records a particularly high national pass rate of 66.78 %. This result crowns the efforts of […]

The trial concerning the disappearance of Pierre Urbain Dangnivo resumed this Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at the Cotonou court, and has yet to deliver its truths. A few hours after the opening, the trial was postponed to July 15. The trial related to Pierre Urbain Dangnivo’s disappearance resumed this Wednesday, July 8, 2026, before the […]

Confronted with traffic difficulties caused by heavy rains and infrastructure work, the Abomey-Calavi town hall has decided to use the earthworks from ongoing sites to fill in the most degraded streets. This measure was announced following an emergency meeting with SIRAT and the companies involved. In Abomey-Calavi, earthworks from infrastructure projects will now be used […]

In Benin, the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARMP) has imposed several sanctions against public procurement actors during the first seven months of 2026. A total of 23 individuals and entities have been excluded from public contracts for periods ranging from one to seven years due to violations of the Public Procurement Code. The Public Procurement […]

The judicial saga of the Pierre-Urbain Dangnivo case continues before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET). The debates resumed this Wednesday, July 8, 2026, with the continuation of Grégoire Dangnivo’s testimony, the victim’s brother. This new round opens following last Friday’s twist. The twist from the former DGPN and the […]

The Republican Police struck a significant blow against transnational crime and the trafficking of human remains in the municipality of Abomey-Calavi. Two men were apprehended on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in the district of Godomey following the macabre discovery of a human skull carefully hidden in a tricycle. An effective police surveillance up to the […]

The big day has finally arrived for the 77,101 candidates who sat for the first university diploma. According to official statistics from the Office of the Baccalauréat, this 2026 session involves 14 series spread across 140 examination centers. In terms of demographics, boys make up a slight majority with 42,521 registered candidates, or 55% of […]

The decisive day for the announcement of the results of the Baccalauréat 2026 officially started this Wednesday at 7 a.m. across the entire national territory. In the ten correction centers located throughout the country, the various juries engaged in rigorous technical verification work, meticulously checking the grades assigned to candidates, the coefficients applied, and the […]

The thousands of candidates for the Baccalaureate exam, unique session of June 2026, will find out their fate this Wednesday, July 8, 2026. The Baccalaureate Office (DOB) and the authorities of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research are holding the official deliberations this morning. It is at the end of this solemn session […]

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Armp) has definitively put an end to the controversy surrounding a strategic call for tenders launched by the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (Céna). Following its review, the Regulatory Council concluded that no violations of the existing legislation, particularly Article 34 of the Public Procurement Code, were committed by the electoral […]