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Rosine Soglo, former first lady of Benin, is

His voice was counted and carried to Benin. Rosine Soglo, whose real name is Rose-Marie Honorine Vieyra, politician and wife of former President Nicéphore Soglo, died on Sunday 25 July in Cotonou, aged 87. President Patrice Talon, who had strained relations with the family, greets "a brave and exceptional woman" and government…

In the news: in Benin, the political trial for many

To Unde the African press on Friday morning, Benin, where opponent Joël Aïvo was before Criet on Thursday, that is, the court for repression of economic crimes and terrorism, to begin his trial. This academic, who was a candidate for the Front for the Restoration of Democracy during the presidential election in April last year, must respond to criminal allegations of "money laundering and attacks on state security". Constitutionalist Joël Aïvo had since been in custody for the trial. During the hearing, the special…

Benin: an association for the defense of transgender people

Beninese justice sentenced a man on Tuesday, June 29, to 12 months in prison, including six months in prison, for "assault and battery" on three transgender people. This crime was perpetuated due to a lack of provisions in the penal code that punish "transphobia". On the night of April 30, at a birthday party in Cotonou, a group of people attacked three guests. These transgender women are attacked, beaten and naked. Only one of the attackers showed up at the hearing, his accomplices are on the run. .

when and where will Benin play his qualification?

The meeting that counts for the last day of the qualifiers for the next CAN between Sierra Leone and Benin will be played next June, without a specific date and without a place at the moment. It was scheduled for March, but was eventually canceled after the alleged tests by five Benin players who were positive for Covid-19. The…

Blossom Benin

Roses, gladioli, lilies, orchids, aromas ... contemporary flowers, crops, that is the eagerness of Doris Diawarra, a younger Beninese who launched her horticulture not removed from Cotonou. His ambition: to supply flowers which might be extra accessible than the imported ones, that will be discovered cheaply within the markets and to provide his countrymen a style of actual flowers. .

Patrice Talon, President of Benin: “A number of

That is the primary interview with the Beninese president since his controversial re-election on April 11, within the absence of the opposition's heavyweights who couldn't resist him. Why are most of those opposition figures being prosecuted by the Benin judiciary? Now that he has been re-elected, is Patrice Talon able to forgive them? Is he planning a 3rd interval in 2026? In Cotonou he solutions questions from Christophe Boisbouvier from RFI and Marc Perelman from France 24 ..

Voting day in Benin for the first round of

The Benin people are called to the elections on Sunday for the first round of an already disputed presidential election. In addition to three candidates, including current President Patrice and the opposition, several of his candidacies were considered invalid by the Electoral Commission. .

the 5 Benin examined detrimental for Covid-19 in

Following the controversy surrounding the unplayed match between Sierra Leone and Benin on Tuesday, March 30, the five Benin internationals who had tested positive for Covid-19 in Freetown returned to France. And everyone has tested negative by their respective clubs. Steve Mounié (Brest), Cédric Hountondji and Jodel Dossou (Clermont) could even play the weekend of April 3-4.…

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