The Republic of Guinea or Guinea-Conakry (to distinguish it from Guinea-Bissau a neighboring country and Equatorial Guinea) is a West African country bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between the Republics of Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Senegal in the North and the Republics of Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Liberia in the South. The Republic of Guinea has a total land area of about 245,857sq km

The Republic of Benin (formerly, Dahomey) is a West African country bordering the Bight of Benin (or 'Bay of Benin') on the West African coast between the Federal Republic of Nigeria (to the east) and the Republic of Togo (to the west). To the North, Benin borders the Republics of Burkina Faso and Niger.

The Republic of Benin has a total land area of about 113,622sq km (about 2,000sq km of which

Generally, it is assumed that the performance of any employee (public or private) will depend to some measure on how he or she is compensated. Basing on that logic alone, "sensible" governments need to give priority to the issue of pay. However, there is a counter proposition that monetary rewards to public servants cannot act as a motivator to enticing public servants to maintain and improve