Political context
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News Websites in Benin
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Country facts
Benin at a glance
Capital
Porto-Novo
Population
Approximately 13.2 million
Official languages
French
Currency
West African CFA franc
Region
Africa
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Internet domain
.bj
Calling code
+229
Why this country matters
Why Benin matters in the news
Benin, with Porto-Novo as a key national reference point, is part of the Africa news region, where coverage often connects to regional politics, development, trade, climate resilience, public health, security, culture, and cross-border migration. Its population is listed as approximately 13.2 million, and news in Benin is commonly read through French sources. Because local reporting can reveal how national decisions affect communities, this page helps readers compare public-interest coverage, specialist reporting, and direct publisher links. The current directory includes 10 listed sources across Digital Media, News Agency, Business, Newspaper. When reading fast-moving stories, compare several outlets and check publisher corrections, ownership disclosures, and primary documents where available.
AfricaFrenchCurrency: West African CFA franc
Country overview
Benin news and media context
Benin is covered here as part of the Africa directory, with source discovery organized around language, outlet type, coverage level, and country context. The current directory includes 10 listed outlets across Digital Media, News Agency, Business, Newspaper.
Economic context
Business and economy coverage is best read beside general news because markets, trade, employment, public budgets, and household costs often shape the daily news agenda in West African CFA franc.
Geographic context
Benin sits within the Africa news region. Regional comparisons with Algeria, Angola, Botswanahelp readers separate local developments from broader cross-border trends.
News consumption trends
Readers commonly move between public broadcasters, commercial TV or radio, newspapers, online-only outlets, and social video clips. The directory favors direct links to publishers so readers can verify stories at the source.
Languages used in news
News discovery for Benin is organized around French. Multilingual pages are especially useful for diaspora readers, researchers, travelers, and people comparing domestic and international framing.
Search and discovery
Search by outlet name, city, region, language, category, or coverage type. The listed cards also expose tags such as national, local, business, public broadcaster, digital media, and news agency where available.
Current directory mix
Digital Media: 4Newspaper: 3Business: 1News Agency: 1TV News: 1
Benin Source Guide
Quick editorial-style pointers to help readers choose where to start.
Best for breaking news
SRTB / Benin TV
National / public broadcaster
Best public broadcaster
SRTB / Benin TV
National / public broadcaster
Best business source
L'Économiste du Bénin
National / business and economy
National: 10Business: 6Local: 4Government: 2Public Broadcaster: 1
Media landscape
How news is organized in Benin
Benin's media environment can be read through national outlets, public or state-linked broadcasters where present, private publishers, local reporting, and digital-first sources. This page organizes available Benin sources by language, category, and coverage level so readers can compare perspectives and verify stories directly with publishers.
News languages
- French
How to read this page
Start with national and public-interest sources, then compare local, business, independent, and specialist outlets where listed. Check each publisher's own disclosures for editorial focus, ownership, and correction policies.
Regional and local notes
Regional and city-level news can be especially important for public services, courts, weather, infrastructure, elections, business conditions, and community reporting.
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Full outlet directory
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10 of 10 listings
24 Heures au Bénin
24haubenin.info
Beninese digital news outlet publishing real-time national updates, politics, society, economy, justice, culture, and regional stories.
BeninDigital MediaFrenchNational / online news portalVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Agence Bénin Presse
agencebeninpresse.info
Benin public news agency covering national, departmental, government, society, culture, and development news.
BeninNews AgencyFrenchNational / public news agencyVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Banouto
www.banouto.bj
Online Benin news outlet covering society, politics, elections, economy, security, justice, and public-interest reporting.
BeninDigital MediaFrenchNational / online news portalVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Benin Web TV
beninwebtv.com
Digital news outlet covering Benin, West Africa, politics, society, entertainment, sport, and international news.
BeninDigital MediaFrenchNational / regional digital newsVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
L'Économiste du Bénin
leconomistebenin.com
Beninese business and economy outlet covering finance, markets, companies, public policy, trade, and regional economic news.
BeninBusinessFrenchNational / business and economyVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
La Nation
lanation.bj
Public daily newspaper of Benin covering national news, government, public affairs, economy, society, culture, and sport.
BeninNewspaperFrenchNational / public daily newspaperVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
La Nouvelle Tribune
lanouvelletribune.info
Benin-based digital publication covering national politics, Africa, world news, economy, society, and analysis.
BeninDigital MediaFrenchNational / Benin and AfricaVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Le Matin
www.lematin.bj
Beninese news publication covering politics, society, economy, sport, public affairs, and regional developments.
BeninNewspaperFrenchNational / daily newspaperVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
Matin Libre
matinlibre.com
Beninese daily newspaper and digital outlet covering politics, institutions, society, justice, culture, and sport.
BeninNewspaperFrenchNational / daily newspaperVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28
SRTB / Benin TV
www.ortb.bj
Benin's public broadcasting service, historically known as ORTB, with television, radio, national news, and public-service programming.
BeninTV NewsFrenchNational / public broadcasterVerified URLChecked 2026-05-28