Council of Ministers appointment: Flavien BACHABI and Fifatin Carelle TOHO-ACCLASSATO reappointed to head ARCEP Benin

Flavien BACHABI is appointed Chair of the Regulatory Council of ARCEP BENIN and Fifatin Carelle TOHO-ACCLASSATO Vice-Chair

On Wednesday 3 March 2021, on the proposal of the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, the Council of Ministers appointed the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP BENIN).

The Regulatory Council is the deliberative and decision-making body of ARCEP BENIN. Its missions are to supervise the institution's activities and to ensure the proper exercise of its statutory functions and powers. In accordance with the law on the Digital Code in the Republic of Benin, as amended by Law No. 2020-35, it is made up of 5 councillors appointed following a call for applications, “on the basis of their moral standing and their proven professional skills and experience in the field of electronic communications and postal services from a technical, economic and/or legal standpoint”. Flavien BACHABI, Carrelle TOHO-ACCLASSATO, Goundé Désiré ADADJA, Fanta SANGARE BOURAIMA and Nina Esther GANDJI are the five new members of this Council, appointed by Decree No. 2021-062 of 10 February 2021, following a recruitment procedure conducted by the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation. They were sworn in on Friday 26 February 2021, in accordance with Article 126 of the Digital Code.

Chair Flavien BACHABI and Vice-Chair Fifatin Carelle TOHO-ACCLASSATO enjoy the confidence of their colleagues. Before being appointed by the Council of Ministers, they were elected by their peers on Monday 1 March 2021, under the supervision of the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, in accordance with Decree No. 2014-599 of 9 October 2014 on the powers, organisation and functioning of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts.