Author: Gérard Dawa

The Cheetahs of Benin played this Wednesday, March 22 on the green lawn of the General Mathieu Kérékou stadium of Cotonou, their first match counting for the 3rd day of the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023. Playing against the Amavubis of Rwanda, they trailed 1-0 in the first half before turning the tide in the second half thanks to a well-taken shot by Steve Mounié. With 1 point, Benin is the bottom of group L largely dominated by Senegal who has 6. 1 goal each. This is the score of the first of the…

The “Chant d’Oiseau” in Cotonou hosted on Thursday 16 February 2023, a public debate organized by the Institute of Artisans of Justice and Peace (IAJP). This first quarterly meeting focused on the theme “Crisis prevention in a post-electoral context: Responsibility of civil society organisations and politicians”. The panel invited to analyse this theme is composed of Nourou-Dine Saka Saley, a legal consultant and member of the political party The Democrats; Dr Jacques Richard Codjo, a legal specialist in public law and representative of the Union Progressiste le Renouveau (UPR) party; and Léonard Hyppolyte d’Almeida, President of Amnesty International. The first…

The lifeless body of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu was found on Saturday 18 February 2023 under the rubble of his building. This was after a series of earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday 6 February. The announcement of Christian Atsu’s death has plunged the whole of Ghana into mourning. The player was found dead under the rubble of his building. Former Chelsea and Newcastle winger Christian Atsu, 31, of Hatayspor in Turkey, was among those reported missing after the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria. According to the player’s agent, his body was found under the rubble of…

A serious traffic accident occurred in the afternoon of Sunday 29 January 2023 in the commune of Dassa-Zoumè, department of Collines. As a result, more than twenty people on board a public transport bus were burned. There were also several injured people who were automatically transported to the hospitals closest to the scene. The sky darkened on Sunday over Benin. A traffic accident killed at least 20 people, all of whom were consumed by fire while on board of a public transport bus. There were also several other serious injuries. The incident occurred in Dassa-Zoumè. According to witnesses on the…

The Institute of Artisans of Justice and Peace (IAJP) commemorates 25 years of existence. To mark the event with a special seal, a pontifical mass will be said this Friday, January 6, 2023 at the Chant d’Oiseau in Cotonou. An initiative that serves as thanksgiving to God for the journey already made and the one to come. The pontifical mass commemorating the silver anniversary of the Institute of Artisans of Justice and Peace (IAJP) took place on the morning of Friday, January 6, 2023. Ecclesiastical authorities, political-administrative authorities and other important personalities joined the leaders of the IAJP, to give…

The 3rd edition of the Animated Trimester started on 19 September and ended on 16 December 2022. This program, supported by the Benin Association of Animated Image Filmmakers (ACIAB), introduced 15 young people to the animation film industry. Now well equipped by professionals in the field, these young talents are in pole position to conquer the job market. The ceremony of awarding the certificate of completion of training to 15 young beneficiaries of the program “The Animated Trimester”, took place in the presence of several distinguished guests and partners of the ACIAB, namely the Conrad GBAGUIDI Foundation represented by its…

The followers of the Thron Kpéto Déka Alafia deity are hastily preparing to celebrate the festival of light on Saturday 24 December. The aim of this ceremony is to start the New Year in the best possible way. Everything is ready at the convent of Hounnongan Ayinahen Assogba Baba Agbakodjina, great dignitary of the Thron cult, to commemorate the 2022 edition of the festival of light.The ceremonies start with a series of rituals and prayers to ward off bad luck in families and at the level of the whole nation. According to Hounnongan Ayinahen Assogba, the festival of light is…

On Sunday 18 December, the final match of the Qatar 2022 World Cup took place. A historic final that pitted Lionel Messi’s Argentina against Kylian Mbappé’s France. The match was fair between the two teams until the penalty shoot-out, when Argentina emerged victorious. It is in a stadium full of people and in front of high authorities such as the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, the French President, Emmanuel Macron, the Emir of Qatar and others, that the final of the World Cup Qatar 2022 was played. France and Argentina, the two finalist teams, played a historic match. The Argentina-France…

The only African team left for the Qatar 2022 World Cup has played its match for the semi-finals. Against France, Morocco lost the duel with two goals conceded and none scored. Nevertheless, the Atlas Lions will be able to write a great story by illustrating themselves in the classification match against Croatia next Saturday. A dream has been shattered for the Moroccan team which will not reach the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Facing the French, the Atlas Lions capitulated on Wednesday 14 December by conceding 2 goals. With an entirely weak and porous defence, Morocco were caught…

The Atlas Lions of Morocco played their quarter-final match on Saturday 10 December. Against the Portuguese, Morocco achieved a feat by eliminating the opponent and going to the semi-finals. The match ended with a score of one goal to zero. Morocco achieved another feat after eliminating Spain in the round of 16. On Saturday 10 December, the Atlas Lions got the better of Portugal’s legend Cristiano Ronaldo. 1-0 is the score of this famous game. The goal came 42 minutes into the first half and was scored by Y. En-Nesyri. The goal conceded by the Portuguese did not go unanswered.…