List of newspapers in Benin
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This is an incomplete list of newspapers published in colonial Dahomey and modern Benin, ordered by date of establishment (where known).
Colonial era
L'Echo du Dahomey - established 1905
Recadaire de Behanzin - established 1915
Le Guide du Dahomey - 1920-22
Le Messager Dahoméan - established 1920
La Voix du Dahomey - 1927-1950s
Le Phare du Dahomey - established 1929
La Presse Porto-Novienne - 1931 to date
La Revue Porto-Novoienne, La Quinzaine Dahoméennee - established 1932
L'Etoile du Dahomey - established 1932
L'Echo des Cercles du Dahomey - established 1933
La Dépeche Dahoméenne - established 1938
Modern Benin
La Nation - formerly Ehuzu
La Nouvelle Tribune
Décryptage
See also
Media of Benin
List of radio stations in Africa: Benin
References
Bibliography
W. Joseph Campbell (1998). Emergent Independent Press in Benin and Côte D'Ivoire. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 978-0-275-96309-5.
"Benin: Directory: the Press". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004.
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