The General Directorate of Customs of Benin hosted in the morning of 27 February 2024 the ceremony to launch the second phase of the security project for West Africa. The Western African Security Project (WASP) is an initiative led by the World Customs Organization, with financial support from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year, 2024, this project was expanded to include customs administrations in Benin and Nigeria. Benin Customs is very proud to host the launch of Phase 2 of this project. In Benin, several reforms are being implemented, led by the Minister of State, Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of cooperation, Mr Romuald WADAGNI, in order to make this financial governance an efficient administration.

According to Project Leader Terry WALL, this is a World Customs Organization project aimed at building the capacity of customs officers from different countries to deal effectively with the various threats, including the illicit trade in firearms, explosives and many others.

The Beninese customs administration is therefore very honoured to benefit from this project said the Director General of Customs, Mrs Adidjatou HASSAN ZANOUVI. « That is why we value all these WCO initiatives to enable Beninese customs to carry out its missions more effectively by ensuring speed in international trade while ensuring the required security.» stated the Director General of Customs before proceeding with the official launch of the project.