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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 […]

Worrying rise of Covid 19 cases in Benin

June 22, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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

May 26, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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

May 21, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

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

May 20, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

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 […]