Although asphalting of streets began around 1962 and today with the government’s policy of cleaning up and improving the living environment of these communities, the city of Parakou has been provided with road infrastructure. The objective of this chapter is to present the state of the road network and storm drainage in the municipality. The mixed methodological approach was adopted. Data were collected through observations and field surveys of targets defined by means of an observation grid, interview guide and questionnaire. The probabilistic method of D. Schwartz (1995) and snowball and reasoned choice sampling techniques were retained and applied to interview three hundred and ninety-three people. Data analysis shows that the municipality has experienced significant development of its road network and development, currently counting 113,059 km of paved roads, 226,118 km of gutters and 5,153 km of collectors. However, the road network of Parakou remains dominated by roads that are difficult to drive on. Similarly, 78% of respondents say that the city in general until 2023 was sinking into total insalubrity, compared to 22% who found the city somewhat clean. Today, more than 90% have a good assessment of the state of cleanliness of the Municipality. For them, with the work of the SGDS, the city is very clean with very well cleaned gutters.
The consubstantiality of social media in social life today spares religious demonstrations in Benin. In the city of Porto Novo, they are mobilized as a facilitating channel for the achievement of religious ideals. But their uses highlight many threats and opportunities. This research aims to analyze the influence of social media on religious belief in the city of Porto-Novo.As part of this qualitative research, data is collected from 50 resource people through interview and observation through reasoned choice and snowball sampling techniques.There is a certain consubstantiality of social media through religious practices. Likewise, they participate in both the transformation and the democratization of « religious belief ». Faced with this influence, many adaptation strategies are developed based on the social perception of the actors.