Vlavonou re-elected Leader of the 9th Parliament of Benin Members of the 9th Legislature, on February 12, 2023, re-elected the immediate past Speaker of the 8th parliament Louis Gbehounou VLAVONOU as their leader. His re-election came following long hours of break after the installation of 109 parliamentarians through a secret vote held publicly in […]
Benin: Seven political parties involved in the legislative elections of 8 January 2023 The main opposition party The Democrats (LD), thanks to a decision of the Constitutional Court, joined six other qualified parties in the next election of deputies in Benin. As a result of this court decision, the party was able to receive […]
PAP President Call for an Interrogation of the Continent’s Policies and Programmes ‘Building resilience in nutrition on the African continent: Accelerate the human capital, social and economic development.’ Is the theme for this year 2022 first Ordinary Session of the sixth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) The gathering of 270 members from the 54 […]
The Issue of Investing in the Francophonie: the cry of the First Vice-President of the Parliament of Benin The First Vice-President of the National Assembly of Benin, Robert GBIAN, has said that too often the English language is clearly assimilated to the economy, and the French language to that of culture. This dichotomy, if nothing […]
Opening of the 2nd Ordinary Session of Parliament in 2022: the prowess of Benin parliamentary diplomacy The Second Ordinary Session of the Legislative Assembly of Benin opened with an appeal of the Speaker of the Parliament, Louis GbèhounouVlavonou, for citizens to strictly follow the guidelines of the law and respect the rules provided for in […]
National Assembly of Benin: The Second Regular Session of 2022 to Open with about Forty Files. The spokesman of the National Assembly of Benin, Mr. James-William Gbaguidi, on the eve of the opening of the second regular session of 2022, informed that some 40 items are on the agenda of the new session. He gave a press […]
Representation of women in the National Assembly; Benin in a good dynamic Benin, which has never had more than 8% of women parliamentarians, will now have a minimum of 27% of seats reserved for women in the upcoming parliamentary elections on 8 January 2023. This according to Mr. Dakpè Sossou, the second vice-president of […]
In the administration of a state, there are three institutions that are established to provide day-to-day governance. These institutions are the executive, the judiciary, and the legislature. The legislative arm of government is responsible for making laws and it is normal for there to be a lot of disagreement before an agreement is reached on […]
This September, 85 young men and women selected from all walks of Benin will take over the law-making house to deliberate on issues of great concerns to the country. These youth will be looking into issues from gender, conditions of women, youth, economy and security, Master Abdou Fard Badarou Vice-president of the Youth Parliament, Benin […]
The involvement of women in the political life of a country is a social and economic leverage and it is fundamental for democracy and gender equality in a country. The democratic process requires the participation of all citizens, which is why the National Assembly of the Republic of Benin, through constitutional reform, has automatically guaranteed […]