Tag: Benign
Benin: VTC operator Yango suspended
In Benin, the land and air transport department suspended the VTC (transport car with driver) operator Yango and gave another, Gozem, a deadline to update. Yango operated without authorization according…
the format of telephone numbers changes from eight to ten digits
Benin switched to a new numbering system in the early hours of this Saturday, November 30, 2024. From eight digits, telephone numbers are moving to ten digits. Migration is simplified…
Benin International Musical ambassador of vodoun rock
After the success of his first album BIM#1, published in 2018, Benin International Musical is back with Positive Vodoun. With this second opus recorded in the United States, Benin and…
Steve Amoussou alias “Brother Hounvi”, a cyberactivist, appears before Criet
In Benin, cyberactivist Steve Amoussou is before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (Criet), this Monday, November 18 in Cotonou. Kidnapped in Lomé by members of…
a UN working group considers the detention of Joël Aïvo arbitrary
The United Nations working group on arbitrary detention, in a document dated August 2024 and recently made public, considers that the detention of Joël Aïvo is arbitrary. He was notified…
France’s rejection in Africa more the result of its policies than disinformation, says report
The pro-democracy network Tournons la page and the Sciences Po International Research Center (Ceri) published a report on Wednesday, November 6 called “ What is the name for the rejection…
the missing “kataklè”, the 27th work of the royal treasure of Abomey, “is ready to return to the country”
THE kataklèa three-legged seat from the royal treasure of Abomey, which had disappeared but was found in Finland, will soon be ” return to Benin », Tells RFI the Beninese…
a convoy of trucks carrying goods attacked near Téra
In Niger, a convoy of trucks transporting goods, coming from Lomé via Burkina Faso, was attacked on Friday, November 1 in Niger by jihadist groups. It happened near Pétèl Kolé,…
Beninese pan-Africanist Kemi Seba arrested in Paris
Kemi Seba was arrested in Paris. According to information from RFI, Le Monde and AFP, the Beninese activist was arrested on Monday October 14 in the French capital. The polemicist,…
In Benin, African cotton-producing countries say they want to benefit more from their white gold
End in Cotonou this Tuesday of a forum led by 400 delegates all stakeholders in the cotton sector, coming from the 4 corners of the world. A forum organized on…