Back-to-school in Benin: Minister NATTA stresses two key subjects

From October 12 to 15, 2026, Benin’s Minister of Preschool and Primary Education, Armand Kuyema NATTA, visited schools in eight communes across the Borgou and Alibori departments to assess the 2026–2027 school year. He urged teachers to maintain their efforts and stressed the quality of mathematics and French instruction, while calling for shortcomings at some schools to be addressed. In Garou, in the commune of Malanville, he observed that teachers were present and the school canteen and garden were operating in an area once affected by insecurity. He also emphasized the need for reliable school statistics and discussed teachers’ concerns and careers with education officials.