Beninese Journalist Comlan Sossoukpè Detained in Cotonou After Being Extradited From Côte D'ivoire

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Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, editor of the newspaper "Olofofo", lived in exile in Togo, where he has been granted refugee status since 2019. He was imprisoned in the civil prison of Ouidah.

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Beninese journalist Comlan Sossoukpè is currently in pre-trial detention in Cotonou. This procedure is part of the execution of an arrest warrant issued by the investigating commission of the Benin Court for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (Criet). Refugees in Togo since 2019, the director of the online media Olofofo is one of the critical voices of President Patrice Talon. The conditions for his return to Cotonou on Friday 11 J…

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A Beninese journalist critical of the government was arrested in Abidjan, extradited to Cotonou and then imprisoned in Ouidah, in southern Benin. He is accused of "apology of terrorism", his lawyers informed on 13 July.

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Beninese web activist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpè was arrested on 10 July 2025 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, before being promptly extradited to his home country, Benin. Presented to the Special Prosecutor ' s Office of the Court for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) in Cotonou, the journalist was placed in pre-trial detention at the Ouidah Civil Prison.