Au terme d'une opération conjointe menée par les éléments du commissariat de Pahou, dans la commune de Ouidah, appuyés par les éléments du Peloton de surveillance et d'intervention de la Direction départementale de la Police républicaine de l'Atlantique, 38 individus ont été interpellés dans la nuit du samedi 28 février au dimanche 1er mars 2026, dans les ghettos et autres lieux criminogènes à Pahou. Plusieurs produits psychotropes ont été également saisis.
La Police maintient la veille en ce qui concerne la lutte contre l'usage et la consommation de stupéfiants. Du samedi 28 février au dimanche 1er mars 2026, une équipe du commissariat de Pahou appuyée par le Peloton de surveillance et d'intervention de la Direction départementale, a procédé au démantèlement de ghettos et autres lieux criminogènes.
Au terme de l'opération qui a duré environ 20h de temps, des chichas, des boissons alcoolisées en plastique, des comprimés, des boulettes de chanvre indien, des machines à sous et trois bidons de gasoil d'origine douteuse, ont été saisis.
Au total, 38 individus ont été interpellés. Dans le lot, on retrouve des vendeurs et consommateurs de produits psychotropes, des individus impliqués dans des faits de vol de gasoil, de tentative de cambriolage, des prostituées ainsi que d'autres personnes raflées lors des contrôles, renseigne une source policière.
Placés en garde à vue pour des besoins d'enquête, ils seront bientôt présentés au Procureur de la République.
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Luther Bois Anukur, Regional Director of IUCN ESARO, interviewed at the IUCN Regional Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IP
By Isaiah Esipisu
NAIROBI, Mar 3 2026 (IPS)
As the global community marks 2026 World Wildlife Day today (March 3), this year’s focus is on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods. However, beneath these celebrations, a difficult question emerges: who will bear the cost of conservation when traditional donor funding becomes uncertain and in the face of climate change?
With geopolitical shifts causing traditional funders to tighten their budgets, conservation across Africa has reached a critical juncture.
In an exclusive interview with Luther Bois Anukur, the Regional Director for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Eastern and Southern Africa, we explore how governments must now go further by creating space for community-led biodiversity conservation initiatives to evolve into sustainable enterprises. We discuss why protecting biodiversity matters as much as maintaining roads or power grids and why national budgets should consider it a priority.
IPS: With conservation donors tightening their budget, how serious is this funding shift for Africa, and what risks does it create for biodiversity protection?
Anukur: Overall, there has been a shrinking of financing for biodiversity conservation, especially with the closing of USAID, which was a big financier for biodiversity work in Africa. This came as a shock and certainly slowed down the work of biodiversity conservation in Africa because some organisations have gone under, and some projects have closed altogether.
However, having said that, there is a huge opportunity for Africa to relook at biodiversity financing models. Indeed, relying on donor funding is not the right way to finance biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity is not a charitable cause. It is actually part of the sovereign natural assets, and so we need to look at ways in which countries can link their economies to biodiversity conservation.
For example, you’ll find that what underpins our economies in Africa is fresh water, agriculture, tourism, and energy, and all these form the backbone of biodiversity conservation.
IPS: African communities often live with wildlife and bear the costs of conservation. How possibly can this be turned into community-led initiatives that can evolve into sustainable enterprises?
Anukur: First and foremost, people in Africa have lived alongside wildlife for many years. However, the cost of living with wildlife has been very high, because you find there’s crop loss, there’s loss of livestock, and even loss of lives. Yet, we have not seen benefits go to communities in a proportional manner.
To change this, there is certainly a need to rethink and redesign our conservation efforts so that communities can be right at the centre. We need to see benefits going to communities in an equitable manner that is commensurate to the services and the sacrifices they provide by living alongside wildlife.
We need to stop seeing communities as beneficiaries but as leaders of conservation efforts. And when we do that, then we will go a long way in conserving wildlife.
IPS: Why should finance ministries in Africa treat conservation as a core national investment rather than an environmental afterthought
Anukur: In many cases, ministers of finance look at risks, they look at assets, and they look at returns. That is what they usually understand. But very clearly, nature is Africa’s largest asset. And so investing in our environment basically means that we are supporting our water systems, our agriculture, our fisheries, and our ecosystems. That basically means that we are strengthening our economies.
The reverse is true. If we do not support that, we will face disasters. We are going to have a higher impact from climate change, and we are going to get into food imports. When you balance the books, investing in conservation makes sense, as it will ultimately affect national economies. So investing in natural assets will greatly support the GDPs of our countries and the livelihoods of our people.
IPS: Can you share examples of models that governments should be using to support protection of biodiversity as well as community-led conservation initiatives?
Anukur: There have been good examples in Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya, among other countries, which have been able to demonstrate that community-led conservation can generate not only ecological recoveries but also economic returns.
But the key thing with these models is that you need to secure the land rights, make sure that there is accountable governance, and that revenue flows directly to communities. There is also a need to have partnerships with multi-stakeholders, especially the ethical private sector.
IPS: Tools like the IUCN Red List and Green List provide data on species and protected areas. How can governments better use these frameworks to move beyond reactive conservation decisions toward long-term, evidence-based policies?
Anukur: IUCN has got quite a number of tools; we have the red list of species, which basically looks at extinction risk, but we also have the green list, which looks at how effectively we manage our ecosystems. Governments have extensively used these tools as reference documents.
However, we would want to see these tools being used to build evidence for planning. This is because when you plan well, then you are able to avert risks. For instance, you need these tools to plan roads, infrastructure, agriculture, and mining.
IPS: Many African governments face pressure to expand infrastructure, agriculture, and extractive industries. What strategies can realistically balance economic development with ecosystem protection, especially for communities living closest to nature?
Anukur: There has been a big debate for a very long time about whether Africa should prioritise development or whether it should be conservation. But that debate is now very old. What we are focusing on is moving from extractive growth to generative growth. We also need to balance everything. For example, you can do agriculture but ensure that you have healthy soils. You can do energy transition in a manner that is not degrading to the environment. Or even create infrastructure that avoids critical ecosystems.
The most important thing is that there should be cross-sectoral collaboration. We have seen environmental and conservation issues treated as an afterthought. We would want the environment to be right at the centre of budget projections, as well; communities should also be brought to the centre for people to benefit from natural assets.
IPS: As we celebrate World Wildlife Day, what message would you give to African governments regarding the conservation of biodiversity?
Anukur: This time is an opportune moment when the world is changing. At the moment we have a lot of geopolitical change. We also do have a lot of geo-economic change. If Africa is to look at itself, the biggest asset is already what we have. The continent is viewed as poor, but the truth is that Africa is not poor. All we need is to connect with our natural assets and use them for development.
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Relying on donor funding is not the right way to finance biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity is not a charitable cause. It is actually part of the sovereign natural assets, and so we need to look at ways in which countries can link their economies to biodiversity conservation. - Luther Bois Anukur, IUCN Eastern and Southern AfricaLe tribunal de première instance de première classe de Cotonou a auditionné, ce lundi 02 mars 2026, le président d'une fédération sportive. Il est mis en cause dans une affaire de harcèlement sexuel sur sa collaboratrice directe.
Un président de fédération sportive est poursuivi devant la justice pour harcèlement sexuel. Le responsable sportif, selon des sources proches du dossier, aurait engagé une secrétaire particulière. Très vite, celle-ci dit subir un harcèlement sexuel répété caractérisé par des missions improvisées, des invitations en weekend sous le couvert d'obligations professionnelles, et une pression constante, rapporte Le Potentiel.
Après 8 mois de travail sans contrat formel, elle déclare que ce blocage serait lié à son refus de céder aux avances de son patron. Elle finit par démissionner, et saisit l'Institut national de la femme (INF). Une procédure judiciaire a donc été ouverte à son encontre à la Cour de répression des infractions économiques et du terrorisme (CRIET). Le responsable de fédération a été interpellé et déféré devant la CRIET le 26 février dernier. La juridiction spéciale après l'avoir auditionné, s'est déclarée incompétente et transféré le dossier au président du tribunal de première instance de première classe de Cotonou.
Les parties se retrouvent le 9 mars prochain pour la suite du dossier.
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Au Bénin, le ministre des enseignements maternel et primaire, Salimane Karimou, a procédé au découpage des circonscriptions scolaires en zones pédagogiques. C'est à travers l'arrêté ministériel en date du 20 février 2026. La nouvelle organisation administrative fixe désormais à 118 le nombre de circonscriptions scolaires, et à 344 le nombre de zones pédagogiques à travers tout le Bénin.
Voici l'arrêté du ministre