Benin considers cutting public service exam fees
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beninwebtv
The Beninese government is considering measures to reduce fees for public service entrance examinations and attract specialists in data science, artificial intelligence, the energy transition and project engineering. A workshop held on 19 October 2026 in Abomey, with support from the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, is expected to produce proposals for future recruitment, according to Beninwebtv.
The Beninese government has begun considering ways to reduce the fees for taking public service entrance examinations, at a workshop held on Monday 19 October 2026 in Abomey. The ministry responsible for the Budget and the Civil Service also wants to make the administration more attractive to specialist skills, Beninwebtv reports.
The authorities cited needs in data science, artificial intelligence, the energy transition and project engineering. The work, supported by the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, is expected to produce proposals to guide future recruitment and better regulate newly created public sector jobs.
The discussion follows a study of civil service recruitment reform published on 21 October. The civil service recruitment reform project had already been presented as a way to reorganise recruitment.
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