The Centralized Access, Zongo Parking and Zongo Hangar Project was developed by the Port Autonome de Cotonou to respond to a long-standing challenge affecting both the port and the city: unmanaged truck queues, congestion around the…
Location: Benin
Port Autonome de Cotonou – Improving working and living conditions for dock workers
Since its establishment in 2023, the Single Hiring Office (BEU) has been working to sustainably transform the working and living conditions of dock workers at the Port of Cotonou and the dry port of Alada. Before…
Port Autonome de Cotonou – Sustainable Transformation of Vendor Livelihoods
For years, vendors sold food along the boulevard at the Port of Cotonou, facing safety risks from traffic and working in unhygienic conditions. To address these issues, the Port Authority initiated a community engagement program involving…
Port Autonome de Cotonou – Port environmental monitoring platform for invasive species (PPSE)
The spread of invasive species, an accelerating phenomenon following increasing trade (by sea, rail, road and air), is a major environmental threat with potentially disastrous consequences for the economy, biodiversity, food security, animal and human health….