Thirty-four people arrested in Canary Islands for shipping hazardous waste to Africa
The Spanish Civil Guard arrested 34 people in the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria and Tenerife for involvement in shipping hazardous waste to Africa. These people […]
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Benin: Journalist Ignace Sossou regained freedom
He’s finally free to move around. Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou, who was convicted in a case opposing him to the public prosecutor, Mario Mètonou, regained […]
Worrying rise of Covid 19 cases in Benin
On May 25, the graphs showed an almost flat curve stretched over several weeks. Benin remained for a long time around 200 cases with 3 […]
Classes have resumed in Abidjan
Schools reopened in Abidjan and its outskirts on Monday 25 May. This happens, one week after classes resumed in the rest of the country. Primary […]
France adopted the bill rectifying the end of CFA franc
The bill ratifying the end of the CFA franc was adopted on Wednesday 20 May in the Council of Ministers by the French government. This […]
Twelve months in prison for Ignace Sossou
The verdict in the appeal trial of Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou against prosecutor Mario Mètonou is known on May 19. The Cotonou Court of Appeal […]
Pandemic elections in Benin
In Benin, voters went to the polls without much enthusiasm on Sunday, May 17, to elect their municipal councilors. The poll was marred by the […]
Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou’s appeal has been postponed until 5 May
The Beninese journalist, Ignace Sossou was sentenced last December to 18 months in prison on a cyber-harassment charge following a complaint by the public prosecutor. […]
Benin withdraws its Declaration to African court of human and people’s Rights
Benin announced Thursday the withdrawal of its Declaration to the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). According to the Government […]
Coronavirus: Gabon closes borders with Cameroon, Benin earmarks $12mln to combat the virus
The authorities in Gabon have ‘temporarily’ closed a part of the country’s borders with neighboring Cameroon. Gabon restricted movement especially at its northern borders […]