The first issue of La Nouvelle tribune was published at the newspaper's headquarters in Cotonou in 2001.
[2] By the end of 2014, the online edition was autonomous of the newspaper, due to increased internet access and advertising revenue.
[2] In May 2018, the High Authority of Audio-Visual and Communication of Benin, the state agency charged with regulating media, suspended the publication of the newspaper following the publication, in its editorial columns, a series of remarks deemed insulting of President Patrice Talon.
[7] By mid-May 2019, the High Authority was forced to reverse its decision following a ruling by the Court of Appeal in Cotonou.
[4] As of 2017, the website of La Nouvelle tribune was composed of ten employees, including four journalists.