Tag: Benign
warning on overcrowding and detention conditions in the country’s eleven prisons
Benin’s prisons are overcrowded, reveals an Amnesty International report published on August 1, 2024. The NGO was authorized to visit the eleven Beninese prisons and conducted a survey of inmates…
Terrorist attack kills several in W National Park in northern part of the country
Five Rangers and seven Beninese soldiers were reportedly killed in an attack on the night of July 24-25 in W National Park in the north of the country, according to…
World Bank calls on private investors to support businesses
Following the various shocks of recent years, the public finances of African states have been put to the test. In this context, the World Bank underlines in a report published…
“It’s okay, it’s okay, world!” Africa and Haiti are invited to the Avignon Festival
From July 16 to 21, at 11 a.m. (Paris time), festival-goers and Internet users are invited to listen to a text by an African or Haitian author every morning. Under…
Risk of oil spill after suspicious ship runs aground in Cotonou
The Beninese authorities fear the pollution of their waters and are taking action. A boat, flying the flag of Nigeria or Belize, depending on the source, ran aground a few…
the clergy calls for the revision of the electoral code
In Benin, the controversy over the electoral code – modified on March 15 – returns to the debate. The opposition had sharply criticized it, civil society had requested a second…
Larry Tchogninou, creation in his skin
From Cotonou to Chicago, via Paris, Larry Tchogninou has accumulated experiences, to become today a rising figure in design. An artistic jack-of-all-trades, the young Beninese sets no limits, and wants…
civil society speaks out on the crisis with Benin after the arrest of five Nigeriens
In Niamey, this Sunday, June 9, several Nigerien civil society organizations and unions gathered for a joint speech on the subject of tensions with neighboring Benin. In their joint declaration,…
five Nigerien nationals arrested at the Sèmè-Kpodji terminal
Five Nigerien nationals who presented themselves as officials of Wapco Niger were arrested by the Beninese police on Wednesday June 5 in Sèmè-Kpodji. The special prosecutor of the Court for…
Benin welcomes the first Beninese migrants who returned voluntarily from Tunisia
Benin welcomed its first charter of Beninese migrants from Tunisia on Tuesday, May 28. The 173, initially candidates for immigration to Europe, returned voluntarily without ever reaching their dream destination.…