By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Former director general of Benin's National Police, Louis Philippe Houndégnon, appears again before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) on 9 November 2026. After several court decisions and the case being referred to a new panel of judges, proceedings resume in full, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Benin’s Ministry of Justice and Legislation received computer equipment worth $2.3 million in Cotonou on 6 November, funded by the United States. The equipment is intended to speed up the processing of court cases and help reduce pre-trial detention times, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
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Benin is taking part in the Grand African Nemo 2026 maritime exercise, held in the Gulf of Guinea from 27 October to 6 November with 19 African navies and seven partner navies. Beninese manoeuvres between Ouidah and Sèmè-Podji, scheduled from 2 to 5 November, will test responses to pollution and the judicial handling of offences at sea, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.
🇧🇯 Benin · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Nigeria and Benin want to link the settlement of border disputes with greater cooperation between communities along their approximately 770-kilometre land border. Adamu Adaji, director-general of Nigeria’s National Boundary Commission, presented this approach at a bilateral meeting held in Lagos from 28 to 30 October 2026, according to the commission.
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Beninese Vice-President Mariam Chabi Talata Zimé Yérima is attending the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, which opens on 28 October. Vladimir Putin is due to receive representatives of 48 African countries for two days to discuss strengthening relations, particularly economic and political ties, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
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Around 2,500 people die on Benin’s roads each yearAround 2,500 people die every year on Benin’s roads, according to the National Road Safety Centre. The figure comes as authorities implement a new Highway Code, reports 24h au Bénin.
Kiiraay disputes Cheikh Yérim Seck claims on Diomaye and SonkoThe Kiiraay party, led by Aminata Touré, disputes journalist Cheikh Yérim Seck's claims about alleged secret negotiations between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko. In a statement published on 9 November 2026, its communications unit notably called for methodological evidence for the polls cited, Seneweb reports.The week in Africa
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