Eric Lafforgue GOVERNMENT ACTION PROGRAMME 2016-2021 FLAGSHIP PROJECTS SECTOR PROJECTS SECTOR PROJECTS SECTOR PROJECTS TOURISM 1. Pendjari Wildlife Park DIGITAL 20. High/ultra-high speed Internet IKIC 41. Establishment of an International 2. Ganvié lacustrian town ECONOMY 21. Shift from analog broadcasting to DTTV Knowledge and Innovation City 3. Voodoo tourism in Abomey and Porto 22. Smart governance (IKIC) Novo 23. Roll-out of e-Commerce 4. Premium tourism – Tata Somba 24. Roll-out of digital technology through 5. Historic city of Ouidah education and training 6. Coastal resorts 25. Promotion and development of digital content AGRICULTURE 7. High added-value sectors (pineapples, ELECTRICITY 26. Modernise and extend thermal sector DRINKING 42. Responsible management of water cashew nuts, market garden produce) 27. Developing renewable energy WATER resources 8. Conventional sectors (rice, maize, 28. Restructuring the national operator and 43. Improvement of access to drinking tapioca) its network water for rural and semi-urban 9. Freshwater aquaculture 29. Better manage energy use populations 10. Development of lower and middle 44. Develop drinking water production and Ouémé Valley distribution capacities in urban and 11. Meat, milk and eggs suburban areas INFRASTRUCTURE 12. New Glo-Djigbé airport LIVING 30. Development of Cotonou lagoon SOCIAL 13. Modernisation and extension of the 31. Development of Porto-Novo lagoon 45. Implement social protection for the ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION Port of Cotonou 32. Waste management in Cotonou most deprived and reduce poverty AND SUSTAINABLE 14. Upgrading Port of Cotonou road metropolitan area DEVELOPMENT network 33. Redevelopment of the old city centre of 15. North Cotonou bypass Cotonou 16. Route des Pêches (Phase 2) 34. Modernisation of Dantokpa market 17. Sèmè-Kpodji - Porto-Novo motorway 35. Modernisation of Parakou market FLAGSHIP PROJECTS 18. Djougou - Pehunco - Kérou road 36. Cotonou international entertainment 45 19. Extension of the road network over complex 1,362 km 37. Transformation of Camp Ghézo into a HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO business centre 38. Highway maintenance 39. Rainwater sanitation and drainage in RELAUNCH ECONOMIC GROWTH Cotonou 40. Building social and affordable housing AND IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE POPULATION 2 Angele Etoundi Essamba Angele Etoundi 4 TOURISM TOURISM TOURISM 1. TRANSFORM THE PENDJARI INTO WEST AFRICA’S LEADING 2. REVITALISE THE LACUSTRIAN TOWN OF GANVIÉ WILDLIFE PARK PROJECT OVERVIEW PROJECT OVERVIEW Aim: Aim: • Establish Pendjari National Park as the leading safari park in West Africa • Transform Ganvié into a model of lakeside tourism, providing an authentic, unusual and unique holiday destination • Enrich and preserve the natural ecosystem • Use the development of tourism as an opportunity to improve the living conditions of local communities • Integrate Pendjari National Park with W National Park Description: • Promote ecotourism and luxury tourism • Sanitise the lake and improve waste management • Develop hunting tourism • Rebuild homes using sustainable, environmentally-friendly materials Description : • Rehabilitate the floating market and other community facilities • Increase animal populations (introduction of species such as the rhinoceros, cheetah and giraffe) • Construct a hotel on stilts • Improve park infrastructure (development of dirt roads, construction of a landing strip, energy independence, etc.) • Redevelop port and mooring facilities • Construct luxury lodges and develop a hunting zone • Strengthen capacity (creation of an army camp, training for tour guides, promotional campaigns, development of an integrated tourist circuit, etc.) TEN-YEAR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS TEN-YEAR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS Attract new, high-end clients Strengthen the role to boost the economic 17 15 of tourism as a driver 8 9 impact of tourism 6 6,6 of local development 3,2 GDP Jobs Exports FDI GDP Jobs Exports Sectors Secondary jobs (bn) (in thousands) (XOF bn) (XOF bn) Sectors Secondary jobs (bn) (in thousands) (XOF bn) INDICATIVE TIMETABLE 5 YEARS INDICATIVE TIMETABLE 5 YEARS 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Feasibility Animal repopulation Infrastructure improvements to increase Feasibility Detailed Detailed Rehabilitation and Construction of housing and a hotel on stilts studies the park’s independence studies investigations investigations clean-up of the lake in a pilot area Search for Selection Construction of luxury lodges Capacity building and promotional campaigns Selection Mobilisation of the population (support) partners of partner of partner Promotional campaigns Promotional campaigns FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (XOF) 35 bn Public 18 bn Private 17 bn FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (XOF) 20 bn Public 8 bn Private 12 bn 6 7 TOURISM TOURISM 3. MAKE ABOMEY AND PORTO-NOVO TOURISM HUBS FOR 4. CREATE A PREMIUM TOURIST EXPERIENCE AROUND VOODOO ART, CULTURE AND CUSTOMS THE TATA SOMBA PROJECT OVERVIEW PROJECT OVERVIEW Aim: Aim: • Promote family-friendly tourism focused on voodoo art and culture • Showcase the tangible and intangible heritage of the tribes of northern Benin Description: • Promote the concept of villages combining both cultural heritage and modern comfort • Ensure that local communities benefit from the impact of tourism • Build a theme park inspired by the activities of the Abomey kings • Build a museum of voodoo art, civilisation and culture in the area around Porto-Novo Description: • Construction of theatres that celebrate voodoo, with: • Build approximately 40 luxury houses in the Tata Somba style – masked performers (Porto-Novo) • Organise cultural and artistic events (dancing, singing, etc.) to showcase the cultures of northern Benin – unmasked performers (Abomey) • Build capacity (training of tour guides and hotel staff) TEN-YEAR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS TEN-YEAR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS Reduce regional inequality 69 Increase the impact and ensure project impacts 58 65 13 of tourism on local 12 are sustainable 4,6 12,6 17,7 development GDP Jobs Exports FDI Sectors Secondary jobs GDP Jobs Exports FDI Sectors Secondary jobs (bn) (in thousands) (XOF bn) (XOF bn) (bn) (in thousands) (XOF bn) (XOF bn) INDICATIVE TIMETABLE 5 YEARS INDICATIVE TIMETABLE 5 YEARS 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Feasibility Detailed Construction of theatres Construction of the theme park in Abomey Feasibility Selection Construction of luxury houses Organisation of cultural/artistic events studies investigations and the museum in Porto-Novo studies of partner and financial Selection Mobilisation of the population (support) Recherche arrangements Capacity building and promotional campaigns of partner partenaires Promotional campaigns Promotional campaigns FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (XOF) 145 bn Public 30 bn Private 115 bn FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (XOF) 40 bn Public 19 bn Private 21 bn 8 9 TOURISM TOURISM 5. RECONSTRUCT THE HISTORICAL CITY OF OUIDAH 6. DEVELOP BENIN’S COASTAL RESORT IN ITS ORIGINAL STYLE PROJECT OVERVIEW PROJECT OVERVIEW Aim: Aim: • Make Ouidah the leading heritage tourism destination in Africa • Provide Beninese citizens and tourists with better equipped beaches • Increase Ouidah’s capacity for tourism • Develop two to three new resorts to increase the capacity for coastal tourism Description: Description: • Regenerate the city’s historical centre in its original style and redevelop its forts • Redevelop the beaches to make the water safer and cleaner • Promote the city’s heritage and culture, with a focus on developing a memorial tour and redeveloping its historical • Transform the sea front into places of leisure and relaxation trails • Build two types of accommodation: luxury hotels with a capacity of 150 rooms, and approximately 20 mangrove • Improve tourist facilities (development of recreational areas, footpaths, signage, a coach station, craft village, etc.) lodges in the mangroves of the Route des Pêches TEN-YEAR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS TEN-YEAR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS 106 Establish Benin as a leading 95 Harness coastal tourism heritage tourism destination to drive the development 67,8 83 93 37,5 of tourism 37,3 104 GDP Jobs Exports FDI Sectors Secondary jobs GDP Jobs Exports FDI (bn) (in thousands) (XOF bn) (XOF bn) Sectors Secondary jobs (bn) (in thousands) (XOF bn) (XOF bn) INDICATIVE TIMETABLE 5 YEARS INDICATIVE TIMETABLE 5 YEARS 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Detailed Regeneration of the historic city Regeneration of the historic city Feasibility studies and Development of bathing facilities Development of sea fronts Feasibility investigations (Phase 1) (Phase 2) detailed investigations studies Promoting Ouidah’s heritage and culture Search for partners Search for Selection of Construction of luxury Improvement of tourist facilities partners partners accommodation Promotional campaigns Promotional campaigns FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (XOF) 220 bn Public 107 bn Private 113 bn FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (XOF) 184 bn Public 10 bn Private 174 bn 10 11 Angele Etoundi Essamba Angele Etoundi AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE 7. DEVELOP HIGH ADDED-VALUE SECTORS 8. STRENGTHEN CONVENTIONAL SECTORS (PINEAPPLES, CASHEW NUTS, MARKET PRODUCE) (RICE, MAIZE, CASSAVA) PROJECT OVERVIEW PROJECT OVERVIEW Aim: Aim: • Extend arable areas, increase productivity, and develop the processing and export sectors • Increase competitiveness of the rice and maize industries to cover national needs, limit imports and develop the processing sector Description: • Pineapples: increase