{"id":50277,"date":"2026-11-07T15:42:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T13:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=50277"},"modified":"2026-11-07T15:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T13:42:48","slug":"economic-strain-persists-in-benin-despite-anti-corruption-progress","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/economic-strain-persists-in-benin-despite-anti-corruption-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic strain persists in Benin despite anti-corruption progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Persistent economic hardship continues to weigh heavily on citizens in Benin, even as public perception of government anti-corruption efforts and basic administrative service delivery has shown marked improvement over the past decade, according to a comprehensive new study released by Afrobarometer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The research dispatch tracking public sentiment between 2014 and 2024 reveals a complex and divided social landscape. While 61% of surveyed Beninese report that the country&#8217;s economic situation is bad and a similar proportion describe their personal living conditions as poor, the data highlights significant gains in administrative efficiency and public trust in targeted state institutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the findings, public approval for government performance in combating corruption has risen dramatically, with 60% of citizens noting a decline in corrupt practices, a massive shift from historical baselines. Furthermore, solid majorities expressed satisfaction with state efforts in crime reduction at 70% and basic healthcare improvements at 64%.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the survey underscores deep-seated public frustration regarding job creation and poverty alleviation, where government approval ratings languish below 30%, alongside ongoing vulnerabilities involving household income shortages and localized security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica\/Afrobarometer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35309,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-50277","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Survey highlights growing economic frustration and job scarcity in Benin","published_date":"2026-11-07 14:39:14","news_description":"Survey highlights growing economic frustration and job scarcity in Benin","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/50277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/50277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50279,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/50277\/revisions\/50279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=50277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}