9.039 trillion cfa. That is the amount Benin plans to spend for its development under the government’s 2016-2021 action plan.
At the launch of the program entitled “Le Bénin révélé” (Benin revealed), the government discussed its plans and the means it intends to use to achieve them.
“Bénin révélé” is structured around 45 major projects concerning sectors that are vital to the people of Benin. From Agriculture to tourism, through the sanitation of living conditions, the program involves the establishment of a dynamic which will help overcome actual challenges and of a framework that will foster sustainable development.
The government has committed to create in the long term 500,000 jobs and build 20,000 social and economic housing units. Moreover, four million Beninese will be covered by an universal health insurance.
Symbol of the renewal that the President, Patrice Talon, wants to establish, the International City for Innovation and Knowledge which is to be built should lead to the emergence of learning centers of reference.
In Cotonou, most people agree that this program is ambitious and achievable. In fact, the deputies all voted in favor of the program, on the eve’s of its launch, meaning that Talon’s regime might have extended its grace period near the public opinion.
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