SECTOR 2 2.5 Adequate competition legislation/regulation seeks to prevent media concentration and monopolies. he operational laws of the HAAC, especially article 6, seeks to regulate competition by stating that the body should monitor media houses to ensure that there is no concentration since there is the need for multiplicity in the information and communication low. In practice however, one can note both horizontal and vertical concentration with a close look at the reducing number of names of publishers. here are no analogue provisions for the print media. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 2.8 (2007 = 4.3 ; 2009 = 1.9) 2.6 Government promotes a diverse media landscape with economically sustainable and independent media outlets. In this country, one is assured of the assistance of 350 million CFA that the State gives to the media each year. Some of the panelists are of the opinion that this is what made it possible for the establishment of new papers. Diversity is still an issue since there are no papers or radio stations focused on speciic themes. hey all cover everything and, with the exception of the religious and community channels and the Benin Culture Radio, each dwells on politics. One can see some indicators that the government is promoting a viable media through the provision of indirect assistance of gifts to rural radios by the Ministry of Communication and the reduction in annual fees from 500,000 to 200,000 CFA An additional indicator is the partnership program that the State started with rural radios on education and health which should lead to a diversiication in the themes of information. 92 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER BENIN 2011