Definitions

1. Benin is a small country in west Africa just west of Nigeria, on the coast.
2. Benin is the natural gateway to Togo and Nigeria and to such landlocked countries as Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali. (Web site)
3. Benin is a country of nearly 8 million that lies between Nigeria and Togo.
4. Benin is a source, transit, and destination for trafficked persons, primarily children. (Web site)
5. Benin is a small country, about half the size of Tennessee.

Dance

1. Originally performed in Benin for their war god, Gota is now performed as a recreational music and dance by the Southern Ewe people. (Web site)

Central

1. The Voltaic-speakers live in central and N Benin and include the Bariba and Somba subgroups. (Web site)

History

1. The history of Benin is a succession of kingdoms.

Military

1. The military of Benin constitutes the army, navy, air force, and national gendarmerie of Benin.

Present

1. Whether Lassa virus is present in Mastomys populations in Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Burkina Faso remains to be determined. (Web site)

Independence

1. Formerly part of French West Africa, it gained independence in 1960 as Dahomey; it was named Benin in 1975. (Web site)

Ackee

1. Some of the medicinal values attributed to ackee in Benin are known in other countries where the species occurs as well. (Web site)

France

1. Benin sustains huge annual trade deficits that are relieved by infusions of monetary aid, especially from France. (Web site)

Repatriation

1. Benin also has bilateral agreements with Togo, Gabon, and Nigeria, which focus on border control and repatriation of trafficking victims. (Web site)

Yoruba

1. The simple interpretation is that the Yoruba descended from a Bini line." First, let it be clear that the Oba of Benin did not re-write Jacob Egharevba. (Web site)

Lionel Loueke

1. Lionel Loueke, from Benin, has pushed the boundaries of jazz guitar on his recordings with Terence Blanchard and Herbie Hancock.

Sixteenth-Century Bronze Casting

1. Sixteenth-century bronze casting from Benin, showing Europeans holding manillas, 68 64.

Kouffo Department

1. Dogbo-Tota (or Dogbo) is a city located in the Kouffo Department of Benin.

Bonny

1. The majority of reserves, it says, are found along the Niger River Delta and offshore in the Bight of Benin, Gulf of Guinea and Bight of Bonny.

Modern Nigeria

1. The trading of children has been reported in modern Nigeria and Benin.

Akwapim Hills

1. The mountain range reaches into Benin where it is known as the Atakora Mountains and Ghana where it is known as the Akwapim Hills. (Web site)

Togo Border

1. The river originates in Burkina Faso, it is for a time the Benin - Togo border and the Togo - Ghana, and empties into Lake Volta.

Porto-Novo

1. The capital city of Benin, Porto-Novo, is located in the southeastern corner of the country. (Web site)
2. Islam is also growing in Benin, especially in big cities such as Porto-Novo, Parakou, and Djougou.

Present Day Benin

1. Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century.

Benin City National Museum

1. Attractions in the city include the Benin City National Museum, the Oba's Palace, and various festivals.

Cardinal Bernardin Gantin

1. VATICAN CITY: Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, dean of the College of Cardinals and a longtime curial official, is planning to retire to his homeland, Benin.

Northern Benin

1. Boni was born in Tchaourou, in the Borgou Department in northern Benin, then the French colony of Dahomey.
2. Documents the history of the West Africa region of Borgu (in northern Benin and northwestern Nigeria).

Southern Benin

1. Inland from the coastal zone, forming most of central and southern Benin, is a generally flat lowland area with some low hills and marshlands. (Web site)
2. In southern Benin the Fon established the Abomey kingdom in the early 17th century. (Web site)

Approximately

1. According to UNHCR estimates, approximately 1,600 Togolese refugees lived in Benin and another 800 in Ghana.

State

1. Then he worked in Rome in the Secretariat of State until 1982, when he became pro-nuncio in Ghana, Togo and Benin. (Web site)

Airline

1. Aero Benin is an airline based in Benin.

Mountains

1. These houses, along with some of the most beautiful scenery in Benin, can best be viewed in the mountains around Natitingou, Boukoumb�, and Tanguieta.
2. A few enclaves of montane forest lie further inland in the mountains of central Guinea and central Togo and Benin. (Web site)

Interior

1. This incident provoked more than 300,000 Togolese to flee Lome for Benin, Ghana, or the interior of Togo. (Web site)

Border

1. Official visitors coming by road from Ghana or Benin can be met if an estimated time of arrival at the border with Togo is given.
2. The Nigerian citizens were escorted to the border with Benin and allowed to continue their journey to Nigeria. (Web site)
3. On February 8, immigration officials at the border with Benin denied an entry visa to an RFI special correspondent. (Web site)

Children

1. Children from Niger, Togo, and Burkina Faso have been trafficked to Benin for indentured or domestic servitude. (Web site)
2. Children were trafficked to Benin for indentured servitude and to Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana for domestic servitude.
3. Children are trafficked both in and out of Benin and Nigeria. (Web site)

Town

1. Bori is a town located in the Borgou Department of Benin.
2. Aplahoué is a town located in the Kouffo Department of Benin.
3. Kandi is a town in northern Benin.

North-West

1. The Pendjari National Park is an area of 2755 square kilometres in the far north-west of Benin. (Web site)

National Flag

1. The national flag of Benin was originally adopted in 1959. (Web site)

French

1. The Benin Office of Radio and Television (ORTB) transmits on the FM and AM bands and by short wave, in French and local languages. (Web site)

Dependent

1. Benin is dependent on imported electricity, mostly from Ghana, which currently accounts for a significant proportion of the country's imports.

Countries

1. But Cameroon, Guinea, Benin, and other countries where circumcision is common, have experienced low HIV prevalence rates.
2. Like Kenya, Benin and Ghana are ethnically divided countries that have experienced closely fought and possibly flawed presidential elections in recent years.
3. Three dialects: Tàgóbé is only in Togo, Dògóbè is in Benin, Hwègbè is in both countries. (Web site)

Nominees

1. Black actors took two of the four main acting awards, and other nominees included Will Smith and Djimon Hounsou, who is from Benin.

Study

1. Many of these working children reportedly headed for Mali either to work in rice plantations or study in Islamic schools or for coastal countries like Benin. (Web site)
2. This study comprised 2625 healthy subjects recruited in the six provinces of Benin and 1300 blood donors from Cotonou and from the other five provinces.

Self-Realization

1. Centers where you can get your self-realization in Benin.

Europe

1. Cardinal Bernardin Gantin of Benin, whose influence in the Catholic Church was felt in Europe as well as West Africa, died here on Tuesday. (Web site)

Europeans

1. Europeans built forts in neighboring Ghana (at Elmina) and Benin (at Ouidah), but not in Togo, which had no natural harbours. (Web site)
2. A variety of states were established in the region prior to the arrival of Europeans, including the Bornu, Benin, and Songhai empires. (Web site)

Liberia

1. In 2009, the largest mass vaccination against yellow fever commenced in West Africa, specifically Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Elections

1. Elections in Benin gives information on election and election results in Benin.

Presidential Elections

1. But Benin and Ghana have stronger legislatures, so the losers in presidential elections have less fear of being politically excluded.

Republic

1. The name Dahomey was changed in 1975 to The Republic of Benin, named after the body of water on which the country lies, the Bight of Benin. (Web site)
2. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin.
3. Togo, West Africa, is a finger of land slipped between Ghana and the Republic of Benin.

Coast

1. Togo is a beautiful strip of land wedged between Benin and Ghana on the coast of the Bight of Benin.
2. This decline continued until 1885, when the last Portuguese trade vessel with slaves departed from the coast of present day Benin. (Web site)

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