Ganiou Soglo (born November 4, 1962[1]) is a Beninese politician of the Benin Rebirth Party (RB) who served in the government for a time as Minister of Culture, Literacy, and the Promotion of National Languages.
[5][6][7] He was subsequently moved to the post of Minister of Culture, Literacy, and the Promotion of National Languages on October 22, 2008.
[8] On Friday, February 5, 2021, Ganiou Soglo was shot in the chest and wounded in an ambush attack near the town of Zinvié .
[9] Soglo was a passenger in a car which traveling from a farm he owns in Abomey-Calavi when the attack took place.
[9] He was treated at Hubert Maga National University Hospital, before being flown to France for medical treatment.