The number of people killed during three bomb blasts in a national park in Benin this week has risen to nine, government has announced. A soldier and five park rangers were killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in W National Park in northern Benin, the South African wildlife …
Read More »Benin: suspected Islamist militants kill Rangers in an ambush
A soldier and five park rangers have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in a national park in northern Benin. At least 10 other people have been injured. The ambush on Tuesday afternoon happened during a routine patrol in the W National Park, which straddles the borders …
Read More »Benin: lawmakers pass a law to legalize abortion
Lawmakers in Benin have passed a law to legalize abortion in the country, expanding on the restricted circumstances where the practice was already permitted. Abortion, which was legally permitted only in limited situations such as rape or incest, or if the mother’s life was threatened, will now be possible for …
Read More »President Patrice Talon Announces His Candidacy for Second Term
It remains three months to go before the presidential election in Benin, President Patrice Talon opened the election campaign with an announcement of his candidacy for a second term supposedly in the spirit of strengthening good governance. A surprise for some in light of the president’s declaration of wanting to …
Read More »The Beninese opposition rejets the sponsorship “lock”
Will the presidential elections in Benin be like the non-inclusive legislatives of 2019? Many observers believe that the condition of sponsorship imposed by the government implies that the competition is not completely open. Indeed, only the ruling majority is able to gather the sponsorships today for the presidential election of April …
Read More »Biosecurity: this new evolution in Benin
A law on biodiversity in the Republic of Benin was being studied this Monday, January 4 in parliament. It was adopted after examination in plenary at the Governors Palace in Porto-Novo. It is a new step that Benin is taking in its desire to adhere to the Cartagena Protocol. The validation of …
Read More »Benin: the strong gesture of Patrice Talon that shakes the web
The President of the Beninese Republic has ordered December 31, 2020, the New Year’s Eve, the payment of the costs of all patients healed and blocked in hospitals. The idea is, that after healing, patients in lack of means find their homes. Kept in hospital corridors because of non-payment of …
Read More »Benin : ex-president launchs hostilities for the presidential elections
Beninese opposition and the political party “Les Democrates” of the former president Yayi Boni launch disputes over the conditions for the organization of the presidential election of April 21, 2021. The audit of the electoral register and the immediate application of decisions rendered by the African court of human Rights …
Read More »Benin: The fastest country in business creation?
Benin is a good student in business creation. It is the opinion of the Ian Richards who congratulated Benin for the important reforms in this domain. According to Ian Richards, the reforms operated by Patrice talon’s government on some aspects, bear their fruits. The economist in charge of financial affairs …
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