La Nation
Benin's state-owned daily newspaper, published in Cotonou by the national press and printing office. Descended from the official dailies of earlier regimes and renamed La Nation in 1990, it serves as the government's paper of record, covering official affairs, politics, the economy and society, with print and online editions read across the country.
La Nation at a glance
- Country
- Benin
- Region
- West Africa · Africa
- Kind of outlet
- Daily newspaper
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- lanation.bj ↗
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How Crosswire groups La Nation
Crosswire groups La Nation as Centrist for comparisons within Benin's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where La Nation sits in Benin's press
La Nation is one of 4 outlets tracked in Benin, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being Matin Libre. By outlets tracked, Benin ranks 18th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.
Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to La Nation outside Benin, starting with West Africa, are Punch (Nigeria), Graphic Online (Ghana), Le Soleil (Senegal) and L'Essor (Mali). Opening one of them beside La Nation is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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