Benin In Headlines – allAfrica News

• TotalEnergies CAF Afcon 2025 - What Can the 'Returnees' Do?
  [CAF] Gabon, Benin, Uganda, Botswana, and Zimbabwe are returning to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations finals after missing out on the last edition played last year in Cote d'Ivoire.
• The People of Benin Intensify Anti-French Protests in the Wake of a Terror Attack
  [People's Dispatch] "What is evident is that Benin is now at war--a war waged by French imperialism through proxy jihadist forces," argues Damien Zinsou Degbe of Benin's Council of Patriotic Youth, which has organized several protests demanding the expulsion of French troops.
• Benin's Media Regulator Suspends Six Media Outlets
  [MFWA] On January 21, 2025, the media regulator in Benin, the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) suspended two newspapers and four news websites, accusing them of unauthorised publications and not being in good standing.
• Egyptian FM Makes Phone Call to Benin's Counterpart
  [Egypt Online] Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Badr Abdel Aati, made a telephone conversation with Olushegun Adjadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin. During the call, the two officials discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields of mutual interest.
• Benin's Regulator Suspends 6 Media Outlets Until Further Notice
  [CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Beninese authorities to reverse their January 21 orders suspending six privately owned media outlets -- news sites Reporter Médias Monde, Les Pharaons, and Crystal News, the Mme Actu Tiktok account, and Le Patriote and Audace Info newspapers -- and to return the press card of Audace […]