Benin

Benin, officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean.

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BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 English

Location: Kankan. Original reference: Syliphone4-438-08. and CEAP608/7073. Record number: 99/M


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A view of the houses built on stilts in the lacustrine village of Ganvié, now a popular tourist site.



DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 English

Seventy percent of people in the West African state of Benin live in the countryside. Most of them don't have any electricity. North of the capital Porto Novo, the French organization Geres is overseeing



USC: University of Southern California English

19. Bénin- Mission d'Ibonwon" An exterior view of the mission, with a number of children sitting and standing in front of a thatched roof building. There is also information about the mission agency: "Mission


USC: University of Southern California English

8. Bénin- Mission d'Ekiti Ifaki" ("Christian children in Ado Ekiti") Two children wearing traditional clothing are standing posed together in the forest. There is also information about the mission agency:


DW: Deutsche Welle · 8 July 2014 German

Seventy percent of people in Benin, West African, live in the countryside, most without electricity. North of the capital Porto Novo, the French organization GERES supervises a project that helps people have since joined forces to form cooperatives. Siebzig Prozent der Menschen im westafrikanischen Benin leben auf dem Land, die meisten ohne Strom. Nördlich der Hauptstadt Porto Novo betreut die französische


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