Matin Libre

Matin Libre is a private daily newspaper published in Cotonou, Benin, with a companion news website updated throughout the day. It offers general news reporting, political coverage, opinion columns and interviews, and is part of the cluster of independent dailies that make up Benin's privately owned press alongside titles such as Fraternité and Le Matinal.

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Matin Libre at a glance

Country: Benin
Region: West Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: matinlibre.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups Matin Libre

Crosswire groups Matin Libre 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 Matin Libre sits in Benin's press

Matin Libre is one of 4 outlets tracked in Benin, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being La Nation. 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 Matin Libre outside Benin, starting with West Africa, are L'Essor (Mali), Sidwaya (Burkina Faso), Le Sahel (Niger) and Daily Observer (Liberia). Opening one of them beside Matin Libre is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.