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Benin: hope of provisional release for 2 customs officers prosecuted by the CRIET

The former brigade commander of the Hillacondji customs post and his secretary could soon be released. Their case, linked to the suspicious clearance of...
Society
Jean Luc Amegah
Benin

Benin: Florent Mahougnon granted provisional release on bail

After several months in detention, Florent Mahougnon, better known under the pseudonym "El Professor", can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Prosecuted for harassment...
Society
Jean Luc Amegah
Algeria

Military plane crash in Algeria: pilot dead, investigation launched

A military aircraft crashed on Wednesday near Aoulef, in the Adrar wilaya in southern Algeria, killing a pilot, the Algerian Ministry of Defense announced...
Society
Romuald ANGORA
Benin

Construction of a tourism and hotel trades school: another step forward for the government

The Beninese government is laying the groundwork for an ambitious project in the vocational training sector. At the Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday,...
Society
Jean Luc Amegah
Benin

A truck loaded with cement catches fire in Tchatchou: more fear than harm

A spectacular fire broke out in Tchatchou on Wednesday night, involving a truck transporting cement from Cotonou to Parakou.The exact circumstances of the...
Society
Jean Luc Amegah
Benin

Collision between 2 trucks in Bohicon: one dead and two injured

A traffic accident of rare violence occurred this morning on the Bohicon-Dassa axis, a strategic stretch of road in central Benin.Two trucks collided...
Society
Jean Luc Amegah
Benin

Death of former MP Parfait Houangni: a loss for Benin’s political class

Benin mourns the passing of one of its former representatives in the National Assembly. Dah Dèlidji Parfait Houangni, former deputy of the 6ᵉ and...
Society
Jean Luc Amegah
Benin

Benin: police officer sentenced to 4 years in prison for trafficking in counterfeit medicines

A Republican Police officer, stationed at the Direction Générale de la Police Républicaine (DGPR), has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment and a fine...
Society
Jean Luc Amegah
Cape Verde

Cape Verde: a man arrested with over 600 grams of cocaine concealed in his body

Cape Verde's Judicial Police announced on Tuesday the arrest of a 34-year-old man, who was stopped on Sunday at Praia's Nelson Mandela International Airport...
Society
Romuald ANGORA
Benin

Benin: the central Imam of Porto-Novo is no more

Benin mourns the passing of the central Imam of Porto-Novo, El Hadj Amzat Houzeifa, who was called back to God during the blessed month...
Society
Jean Luc Amegah

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