Benin: key decisions of the Council of Ministers on October 29
The government of rupture met this Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in Council of Ministers. Several major decisions were made during this conclave. Below is a summary of the decisions issued by the Council.
SUMMARY
Key decisions of the Council of Ministers
REGULATORY MEASURES
-Incorporation of the Séri forest area into the Pendjari National Park complex;
-Update of the modalities for implementing mandatory health insurance in the Republic of Benin;
-Referral to the National Assembly, for review and vote, of the bill approving the final settlement of the State budget, fiscal year 2024;
Integration of alternative lenders into the electronic credit information-sharing platform in the Republic of Benin;
-Approval of the amended statutes of the National Water Company of Benin (SONEB S.A.);
-Regulation of the tourism guide profession in the Republic of Benin;
Approval of the classification of tourism activities and products in the Republic of Benin;
-Authorization of the increase of the share capital of Société de Productions Audiovisuelles S.A. by contribution in kind;
-Establishment and management of the tourism satellite account in Benin;
-Conditions and procedures for issuing identity documents for natural persons;
-Practical procedures for derogatory registration of civil status events.
COMMUNICATIONS
-Reimbursement of the outstanding pension contribution balance for 504 former military personnel who voluntarily left the armed forces and completed less than fifteen (15) years of service;
-Update of the development and paving project for the Vakon-Avagbodji-Aguégué road;
-Implementation of resettlement action plans and other amenities in the context of the construction of agricultural technical high schools, vocational technical high schools, scientific high schools, the Abomey girls’ high school and the higher normal schools for sciences;
Full project management for the renovation of the Mèdédjonou Percussion Trades Training Center, in the Commune of Adjarra.
INDIVIDUAL MEASURES
Appointments :
to the Ministry of Justice and Legislation
to the Ministry of Health
to the Ministry of Decentralization and Local Governance
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