SUPPORT FOR BENIN: ECOWAS OFFICIALLY HANDS OVER SANITATION EQUIPMENT TO THE MINISTRY OF LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN COTONOU.

Ambassador Amadou DIONGUE, Resident Representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Benin, officially handed over sanitation equipment to the Government of the Republic of Benin on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at the logistics base of the Waste Management and Sanitation Company (SGDS-SA) in Cotonou (Akpakpa PK3). The ceremony was held in the presence of Mr. José Didier TONATO, Minister of Living Environment and Transport, responsible for Sustainable Development, representatives from the Directorate General of the Environment and Climate, the Waste Management and Sanitation Company, and the ECOWAS Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (ARAA/ECOWAS).

This equipment donation from the Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture of the ECOWAS Commission aims to support local public health and sustainable waste management initiatives in the Republic of Benin. A total of twenty (20) tricycles, two hundred (200) wheelbarrows, two hundred (200) shovels, and four hundred (400) rakes were handed over to the Ministry of Living Environment and Transport, responsible for Sustainable Development. This donation aims to strengthen the operational capacities of the services responsible for primary and secondary solid waste collection.

Thus, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Government of the Republic of Benin are joining forces to ensure and guarantee a healthier living environment for the people of Benin, in accordance with their environmental commitments and the implementation of their sustainable development policies.

In his address, the Minister, on behalf of the Government, expressed his gratitude to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Department in charge of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, and its Representation to Benin, for this support, a gesture of solidarity which helps to strengthen and consolidate national efforts in public health and waste management.