In Parakou, this Friday June 12, 2026, the country's best cotton farmers are in the spotlight. The celebration, established by the Interprofessional Cotton Association (AIC) to salute field performances, takes on a particular resonance this year: it is part of the dynamic of relaunching a strategic sector, long a driving force of the Beninese economy. Leading producer in the West African sub-region, Benin has seen its production increase from more than 700,000 tonnes to around 500,000 tonnes over the last three campaigns. A cyclical inflection, linked essentially to the vagaries of rainfall, t…

Benin refuses fate. Benin chooses to ACT. On the occasion of the school and academic exam period, marked each year by a significant increase in travel throughout the national territory, the National Road Safety Center (CNSR) is launching a special awareness campaign entitled: “ACT FOR ZERO ACCIDENTS DURING THE 2026 EXAMS” This initiative is a continuation of the national AGIR campaign and aims to strengthen the vigilance of all road users during a period when thousands of candidates, parents, chaperones, teachers, drivers and local residents converge daily on the composition centers. The ex…

The Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget and the Civil Service informs the candidates for the recruitment competition for fifty (50) Auditors of Justice and fifty (50) student Registrars for the benefit of the Ministry of Justice and Legislation, session of Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June 2026, that the provisional lists of validated applications and those rejected can be consulted, on the ministry's web portal at https://www.travail.gouv.bjou in the departmental directorates of Labor and Civil Service, from Monday June 8, 2026. Thus, candidates who…

The Minister of Secondary Education, Mr. Clément Adéyèmi KOUCHADE, carried out this Monday, June 8, 2026, the official launch of the written tests for the Brevet d'Études du Premier Cycle (BEPC), June 2026 session. The ceremony took place at the Saint Jean-Baptiste Catholic College in Cotonou, in the presence of several administrative, educational and municipal authorities. For this official launch, the Minister was surrounded by members of his Cabinet, of the Departmental Director of Secondary Education of the Littoral, Mrs. Sènan Flore GODJO, as well as the head of the composition center, Mr…

MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR AND PUBLIC SECURITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN BORDERS DAY 2026 EDITION Like the international community, our country Benin celebrates African Borders Day (AFB) every June 7. This commemoration is based on the need to promote border areas by establishing them as true havens of peace, security and integration for harmonious economic, social and cultural development. The theme chosen for the 16th edition of this celebration is: “Border populations and national security: building resilient territories together”. This cho…

The Communal Cooperation of Rice Parboilers (CCER) of Glazoué has had, since Wednesday June 3, 2026, a unit for processing paddy rice into parboiled rice. The provisional reception of the infrastructure was made by the delegation of the National Agricultural Development Fund (FNDA), led by the Director General, Mr. Nicolas AHOUISSOUSSI. The Municipality of Glazoué has taken a new step in the promotion of female agricultural entrepreneurship. The unit financed and received by the FNDA constitutes an important lever for improving the working conditions of women processors, increasing the quality…

The Government of Benin, through the Ministry of Sports and Civic Engagement, proceeded on Tuesday June 2, 2026 in Cotonou, to the official delivery of subsidies to sports federations and clubs for the year 2026. Chaired by Minister Benoît DATO, the ceremony brought together the main actors of the national sports movement. This award ceremony marks a new stage in the implementation of the national sports development policy. It concretely reflects the State's commitment to supporting stakeholders in the sports movement within a modern governance framework, based on performance, transparency and…

On Tuesday June 2, 2026, at the Lycée Technique Coulibaly in Cotonou, the practical tests of the Technical Baccalaureate, June 2026 session, were officially launched jointly by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in charge of Technical Training, Dr Sèdami MEDEGAN FAGLA, and the Minister of Secondary Education, Mr Clément KOUCHADÉ. This launch marks the effective start of a a decisive step in the process of evaluating learners in technical and professional sectors across the country. For this June 2026 session, 9,573 candidates are registered nationally and are in seven se…

The 42nd edition of National Arbor Day was celebrated on Monday June 1, 2026 at the Hêkandji Public Primary School in Tori-Bossito, marking the official launch of the 2026-2027 national reforestation campaign. Placed under the theme: “Children, forest ambassadors committed to a green Benin”, this commemoration, established since 1985, was organized simultaneously in the twelve departments of the country. It brought together political-administrative authorities, forestry officials, local elected officials, partners and populations around the common ambition of sustainably restoring the wooded a…

The Minister of Maternal and Primary Education, Mr. Armand Kuyema NATTA, carried out this Monday, June 1, 2026, the official launch of the Primary Education Certificate (CEP) exams, June 2026 session. The kick-off was given at the Gbofoly School Complex, located in the commune of Aplahoué in the presence of the Prefect of the Couffo department, stakeholders from the educational world and the authorities political-administrative. Nationally, 286,995 candidates are registered for this session, an increase of 5.56% compared to the year 2025. Among them, 286,898 candidates without major difficulti…

The National Agricultural Development Fund (FNDA), with financial support from LuxDev, has provided the COMUBA Microfinance Institution with significant equipment as part of its policy of establishing a more inclusive, more digitalized, more resilient agricultural financial system and more oriented towards the real needs of the rural world. The equipment handover ceremony took place on Friday May 29, 2026 at COMUBA headquarters in Cocotomey. The FNDA supports its financial partners in helping it make credit available to agricultural producers. The equipment that COMUBA is equipped with on occa…

Mrs. Adidjatou MATHYS leaves the former Ministry of Labor and Civil Service amid a shower of tributes and recognition. The official handover ceremony between the outgoing Minister of Labor and the Civil Service, Mrs. Adidjatou MATHYS, and the new Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget and the Civil Service, Mr. Rodrigue CHAOU, was held on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at the Ministerial City of Cotonou. This ceremony ratifies administrative governance, with the integration of the Civil Service into the Budget portfolio. Objective, to strengthen the effici…

The Administrative Towers hall of Cotonou hosted, on Friday May 22, 2026, the official graduation and graduation ceremony for the second class (2025) of the Training School for Judicial Professions (EFPJ). This solemn event sealed the end of a year of intensive initial training, culminated today by the delivery of the Certificate of Aptitude for the profession of clerk to 99 winners, out of 100 initially registered. Chaired by Mrs. Bernadette HOUNDEKANDJI CODJOVI, Director of the EFPJ, the ceremony took place in the effective presence of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice and Legisla…