Back-to-school in Benin: Minister Armand Natta tours Atacora and Donga

From October 28 to 31, 2026, Benin’s Minister of Maternal and Primary Education, Armand Kuyema Natta, visited schools in eight districts across Atacora and Donga to monitor the 2026–2027 school year. He noted that the schools in Kouarfa, Tampobre, Tora, Kouba and Kabou had reopened after closing the previous year because of security threats, and urged staff to continue their work. The delegation assessed teaching activities and school canteens, identified irregularities, and discussed strengthening French and mathematics learning and improving the reliability of school statistics. Education stakeholders raised concerns about infrastructure, teacher recruitment and working conditions, which the minister said would be reviewed.