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Benin classified as a middle-income country

August 4, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

Benin, considered so far a low-income country, has been upgraded by the World Bank, since July 1, to the category of middle-income countries such as […]

Benin: Opposition launches a new party, “Les Démocrates”

July 30, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

Former President Boni Yayi and other figures in opposition to President Patrice Talon have launched a new party, “Les Démocrates”. The party filed its papers […]

Thirteen Russian and Ukrainian sailors were taken hostage in Gulf of Guinea

July 21, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

Pirates had never attacked so far out at sea. Thirteen Russian and Ukrainian sailors were taken hostage 350 kilometers off the coast of Benin last […]

Benin cleans up in the online medias

July 9, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

Benin’s High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) enjoins the online media to regularize their situation by requesting authorization, on pain of sanctions. In a […]

Benin: Attempt of coup d’état against Patrice Talon?

July 3, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

Rumors and social networks have reported an attempted coup d’état that reportedly failed on the night of 25-26 June. Conflicting information was circulated on the […]

Thirty-four people arrested in Canary Islands for shipping hazardous waste to Africa

June 30, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

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 […]

Benin: Journalist Ignace Sossou regained freedom

June 28, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

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 […]