In Madrid, Bio Tchané calls for local areas to shape a just transition
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Benin’s Economic and Social Council president, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, presented reforms at his institution and called for greater cooperation among counterparts at the AICESIS assembly in Madrid. The 29 October meeting focused on social justice and a just transition; Bio Tchané also highlighted decentralisation and social dialogue, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
On 29 October 2026 in Madrid, the president of Benin’s Economic and Social Council (CES), Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, proposed strengthening the role of local areas in just transition and social justice policies. He was speaking at the General Assembly of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS), La Nouvelle Tribune reported.
Bio Tchané called in particular for exchanges of good practices on relations between economic and social councils and parliaments, as well as greater cooperation on decentralisation, social dialogue and institutional mediation. He also called for dialogue in local areas and civic education to bring institutions closer to the population.
Leading the Beninese delegation, he presented developments at the CES in 2024 and 2025 and outlined Benin’s expectations for cooperation among member institutions. He reaffirmed the country’s readiness to take part in AICESIS working groups, including those focused on relations with the International Labour Organization.
