The major reforms of the TALON regime in the Republic of Benin (2016-2020)
Keywords:
Republic of Benin, Patrice Talon, reforms, democracy, justice, socio-economic development.
Abstract
The objective of the article is to analyze the institutional, political, judicial and economic reforms in the Republic of Benin from 2016 to 2021. Methodology. The specificity of the research objective requires the use of the following methods: the systems approach, the comparative analysis and the institutional method. Results. The study provides an objective understanding of the aforementioned reforms which primarily aim to improve Benin's performance in the institutional, political, judicial and economic sectors. From our analysis it results that in their great majority, the reforms in Benin are likely to improve in the long term the living conditions of the populations, placing the common interests above the personal interests. Institutional, political and judicial reforms create a framework for consolidating and modernizing democracy and the rule of law in Benin. The authors draw attention to the fact that the economic performance of Benin in recent years is mainly the result of all the reforms undertaken since 2016.
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20de%20ces%20deux%20ann%C3%A9es
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Directorate General of the Treasury (2020, December 15). Benin, economic and financial situation. DGT. Retrieved from: https://www.tresor.economie.gouv.fr/Pays/BJ/conjoncture
Dossa, E. C. (2019). The Economic Crimes and Terrorism Repression Court (CRIET). KAS African Law Study Library, 6(4), 516 – 522. https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6262-2019-4-516
Dossou, R. (2020). Audacity, truth and hope. The National Conference: what I have said of it in thirty years. Editions Ruisseaux d’Afrique [African Streams]. pp. 256
Golub, S.S., Mbaye, A.A. & Igué, J. O. (2019). Benin’s Informal Trade with Nigeria, Benin Institutional Diagnostic. Economic Development and Institutions. Retrieved from: https://edi.opml.co.uk/resource/benin-the-economic-relationship-with-nigeria/
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Government Action Program (2016). ACTION PROGRAM, Infrastructure Retrieved from: http://revealingbenin.com/programme-dactions/programme/infrastructures/
Hounkpe, J. C. (2020). Benin: a law to modernize justice. Justice Village. Retrieved from: https://www.village-justice.com/articles/benin-une-loi-pour-moderniser-justice,35673.html
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Law № 2016-15. On the establishment of commercial courts. Presidency of the Republic of Benin of July 28, 2016. https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2016-15/
Law № 2017-20. On the digital code in the Republic of Benin of June 13, 2017. https://apdp.bj/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CODE-DU-NUMERIQUE-DU-BENIN_2018-version-APDP.pdf
Law № 2017-20. On the digital code in the Republic of Benin of April 20, 2018. https://www.afapdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Benin-Loi-2017-20-Portant-code-du-numerique-en-Republique-du-Benin.pdf
Law № 2018–13. Amending and supplementing Law No. 2001-37 of August 27, 2002 on the organization of the judiciary in the Republic of Benin as amended and the creation of the court for the repression of economic offenses and terrorism of July 2, 2018. https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2018-13/
Law № 2020-08. On judicial organization, art. 2 of April 23, 2020. https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2020-08/
Ministry of Economy and Finance (January 2021). Benin carries out the first international bond transaction in Africa of the year with the issue of one billion euros, in two tranches with final maturities of 11 years and 31 years. Retrieved from: https://finances.bj/communiques/le-benin-realise-la-premiere-operation-obligataire-internationale-dafrique-de-lannee-avec-lemission-dun-milliard-deuros-en-deux-tranches-de-maturites-fina/
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Nouchet, C. G. (2021) The current state and development trends of Benin and Nigeria economic relations. Economic relations [Ekonomicheskie otnosheniya], 11(3), 505–520. https://doi.org/10.18334/eo.11.3.113422
Order № 2018-133. Establishing the Benin Road Infrastructure Company (SIRB S.A) Presidency of the Republic of Benin of April 18, 2018. https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/decret-2018-133/
Organic Law No. 94-027 relating to the Superior Council of the Judiciary of March 18, 1999. https://legis.cdij.bj/index.php/loi-organique-n-94-027-du-18-mars-1999-relative-au-conseil-sup-rieur-de-la-magistrature
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Richards, I. (2020, November 30). How the UN helped Benin become the world’s fastest place to start a business on a mobile phone. UNCTAD. Retrieved from: https://unctad.org/news/how-un-helped-benin-become-worlds-fastest-place-start-business-mobile-phone
Talon-Talata (2021). Program 2021-2026. Retrieved from: https://talontalata.bj/programme/
Tribunal commerce cotonou (2020) Commercial Court of Cotonou. CCC. Retrieved from: https://www.tribunalcommercecotonou.bj/documentation/textes-nationaux/1896-loi-n-2020-08-du-23-avril-2020-portant-modernisation-de-la-justice/file
Vidjingninou, F. (2020, December 21). Benin, the lessons of resilience against the giant Nigeria. Jeune Afrique. Retrieved from: https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1093936/economie/benin-les-lecons-dune-resilience-face-au-geant-nigerian
World Bank (2021). GDP growth (annual %) – Benin. Retrieved from: https://donnees.banquemondiale.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?locations=BJ
Published
2022-02-11
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Agonnoude, B. V. F., Adohounde, Y. S., & Nouchet, C. G. (2022). The major reforms of the TALON regime in the Republic of Benin (2016-2020). Amazonia Investiga, 11(49), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.49.01.2
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