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Events in the year 2025 in Benin.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – Benin–Niger Crisis

  • 8 January – Twenty-eight soldiers are killed in a gun attack near the border with Burkina Faso and Niger.[1]
  • 30 January – A court in Cotonou convicts businessman Olivier Boko, his brother-in-law Rock Nieri, who is in hiding, and former sports minister Oswald Homeky of plotting a coup against President Patrice Talon and sentences them to 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of 60 billion CFA francs ($95 million).[2]
  • 17 April – Fifty-four soldiers are killed in an attack inside W National Park that is claimed by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin.[3]
  • 2 July – Angélique Kidjo becomes the first black African to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[4]
  • 15 November – The National Assembly votes 90-19 to approve motions to extend the presidential and legislative terms from five to seven years and establish a senate.[5]
  • 7 December – An unsuccessful coup attempt is carried out against President Talon.[6][7]
  • 16 December – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation imposing partial travel restrictions on Beninese nationals travelling to the United States.[8]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Benin

Source:[9]

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ "Beninese army suffers 'hard blow' in border attack". BBC. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Benin court jails two ex-allies of president for 20 years". France 24. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. ^ "54 soldiers killed in suspected Jihadist attack in Benin". France 24. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star". BBC. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Benin's parliament approves extending presidential terms and creating a senate". AP News. 2025-11-17. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  6. ^ "Attempted coup under way in Benin". France 24. 2025-12-07. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  7. ^ Adjoha, Pulcherie (7 December 2025). "Benin government says armed forces foil coup attempt". Reuters. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Trump expands travel ban list to 39 countries". CNN. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Benin Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Benin mourns footballer Razak Omotoyossi". Africanews. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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