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Mauritania , Senegal , French Sudan (now Mali ), French Guinea (now Guinea ), Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso ), Dahomey (now Benin) and Niger . (nationsonline.org)
Characteristics of neonatal near miss in hospitals in Benin, Burkina Faso and Morocco in 2012-2013. (bvsalud.org)
The objective of this study is to explore the usefulness of neonatal near miss in low- and middle- income countries by examining the incidence of neonatal near miss and pre-discharge neonatal deaths across various obstetric risk categories in 17 hospitals in Benin , Burkina Faso and Morocco . (bvsalud.org)

As the largest city in Benin, Cotonou is busy, vibrant, and filled with an abundance of ethnic groups that include the country's main tribes - the Adja, the Bariba, the Fon, the Yoruba and the Fula, who make up over four-fifths of Benin's population. (lonelyplanet.com)
If Benin is the first country you visit in Africa, Cotonou can be a sensory overload. (lonelyplanet.com)
Cotonou, Benin - "Operation Heart-to-Heart" is the theme of a series of events in Cotonou between Sept. 19 and Oct. 19, 2014 in observance of the UN International Day of Peace and other UN commemorative days. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - L'operation Coeur à Coeur pour un Benin unie, solidaire, prospère et en paix aura lieu du 19 Septembre au 19 Octobre 2014. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - To mobilize Nigerians in West Africa to help build a peaceful Nigeria, UPF-Nigeria is convening a conference on June 26-27, 2014, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cotonou, Benin. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - Les 24 et 25 mai 2014, s'est déroulée à la Salle des Fête du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et ce, dans le cadre de la Journée Mondiale de l'Afrique la Conférence Régionale sur le Leadership et la Paix. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - A regional conference and Africa Day celebration in Cotonou May 24-25, 2014 focused on "Building a Continent of Peace through True Family Values, Good Citizenship, Good Governance and Good Interfaith Cooperation. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - UPF-West Africa and UPF-Benin in partnership with the Ministry of Families of Benin celebrated the UN International Day of Families 2014 from May 15-18, 2014. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - Ambassador for Peace Mr. Honoré Hounkpatin organized a Peace Cup in Cotonou in which the December 31 finals were attended by the Ambassador of Benin to Nigeria and the President of UPF-West Africa. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - L'Ambassadeur de Paix, M. Honoré HOUNKPATIN, président fédéral de la diaspora béninoise au Nigeria, a organisé la coupe de la paix à Cotonou dont la finale s'est déroulée le 31 décembre 2013 dernier, en présence de l'Ambassadeur du Bénin près le Nigéria et du Président de la FPU Afrique de l'Ouest. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - La Fédération pour la Paix Universelle a commémoré samedi 21 Décembre 2013 dernier dans Salle des Fêtes du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères du Bénin, la Journée Internationale de la Solidarité Humaine des Nations Unies. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - Events in Cotonou and Ouidah celebrated UN International Human Solidarity Day, Dec. 21, 2013, in cooperation with government ministers and the UN representative in Benin. (upf.org)
Cotonou, Benin - Katherine Rigney, Regional Chair of UPF-Africa, and Paterne Zinsou, UPF West Africa 1 Sub Regional Director, received honorary doctorates from the New Covenant International University and Theological Seminary of Florida in the United States at a November 30 convocation at the Riviera Hotel in Cotonou. (upf.org)
Regional Health Development Centre (Cotonou, Benin). (who.int)

French: Bénin [benɛ̃], Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. (wikipedia.org)
A self-described Marxist-Leninist state called the People's Republic of Benin existed between 1975 and 1990. (wikipedia.org)
In 1991, it was replaced by the multi-party Republic of Benin. (wikipedia.org)
The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. (traveldocs.com)
Dahomey is renamed to the People's Republic of Benin. (nationsonline.org)
the country becomes the Republic of Benin. (nationsonline.org)

The Foodo are located in west-central Benin, Africa. (joshuaproject.net)
Benin is one of the most unique and historically significant destinations in West Africa. (lonelyplanet.com)
The largest lake village in Africa is a popular and spectacular place to visit when exploring Benin. (lonelyplanet.com)
Seasonal heavy rains have been hitting West Africa for several months and normally last until November, however what has happened this year goes well beyond normal flooding for Benin. (unhcr.org)
Benin is now ranked among the 12 states in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region carrying out more than 10 coronavirus tests per 10,000 people each week, the WHO's Regional Office for Africa said Monday in a report. (turkishpress.com)
Also present were representatives of WHO collaborating centres and research partners from Benin, South Africa, Tanzania and the United States, as well as WHO and ILO experts. (cdc.gov)

NOTE: 1) The information regarding Benin on this page is re-published from the 2020 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. (theodora.com)
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Benin Chiefs 2020 information contained here. (theodora.com)
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Benin Chiefs 2020 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page. (theodora.com)

This was once the capital of Benin, which was then known as Dahomey. (lonelyplanet.com)
The Kingdom of Dahomey -- in what would become modern-day Benin -- reached its peak in the 18th and 19th centuries and became a major source of slaves for European traders before conquest by Paris ended its rule. (artdaily.com)
Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. (traveldocs.com)
The history of Benin is a succession of several kingdoms, it was the seat of Dahomey, one of the great medieval African kingdoms. (nationsonline.org)
Wikipedia article about the modern nation of Benin, which encompasses the former French colony of Dahomey. (nationsonline.org)

The Bight of Benin borders the country, and the bight takes its name from the Kingdom of Benin, located in present-day Nigeria. (wikipedia.org)
location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved. (infoplease.com)
The Benin plaques, found in Nigeria, showcase the wealth and power of the Oba, or king. (khanacademy.org)
Kathryn] The kingdom of Benin is in present day Nigeria. (khanacademy.org)
Since approximately 1300 C.E., an oba, or king, and his court have governed a kingdom of Edo-speaking peoples from Benin City, located in what is today Nigeria. (si.edu)

The 2017 session of the high-level political forum on sustainable development is an opportunity for Benin to inform the international community of the progress it has made. (peacewomen.org)

You see them brown in most European and American collections because Europeans like their bronzes to be dark, they oil them, so, when the Benin bronzes showed up in Europe, people oiled them. (khanacademy.org)
A sculpture with the title "uhunmwun elao-memorial head of a queen mother" is on display next to other Benin Bronzes at the Berlin Palace's Humboldt Forum in Berlin on Sept. 15, 2022. (foreignpolicy.com)

Benin is overtaken by Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was number 109 at $437,943.47 and is followed by Bahrain with $424,261.61. (nationmaster.com)

Benin's government website articel about the History of Benin (in French). (nationsonline.org)

Regarding the strategies Benin embraced to boost its response to the pandemic, the WHO said triage and testing centers have been set up across the country's 77 communes as well as at its health facilities, land border crossings and airport. (turkishpress.com)

Which airport is the closest to Benin City's city centre? (lastminute.com)

According to court historians and the accounts of early 17th-century Dutch travelers, the oba (king) of Benin once covered the posts of his palace courtyard with hundreds of copper alloy plaques, such as those on view. (si.edu)

On 30 November 1975, the country was renamed Benin following a Marxist-Leninist military coup. (wikipedia.org)

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How far is Benin City from Abuja by plane? (lastminute.com)
Between Benin City and Abuja lie approximately 365 miles. (lastminute.com)
How many airports does Benin City have? (lastminute.com)
There is 1 airport in Benin City: Benin City. (lastminute.com)
Benin City Airport is the only airport in Benin City, located 4 miles from the city. (lastminute.com)
and in Benin City? (lastminute.com)
In Benin City, a taxi ride costs about £1.00, in Abuja it costs about £1.00. (lastminute.com)
How much is a single ticket for the public transport in Benin City? (lastminute.com)
A single ticket in Benin City costs at least of £1.00. (lastminute.com)
Beth] Visitors to the court in Benin city would have seen a fabulous palace with an audience hall that decorated with these plaques. (khanacademy.org)
From the single laboratory in the capital city, Benin now has 13 laboratories capable of testing for COVID-19, with all its 12 departments having at least one," the report said. (turkishpress.com)
This was a cross sectional study conducted among 100 commercial drivers in Benin City metropolis. (bvsalud.org)
Data was collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire , among commercial drivers from 3 major parks in Benin City. (bvsalud.org)
The results revealedthat majorityofcommercial drivers in Benin city had knowledge of which an eye care provider is (60%), as well as knowing the eye care providers closest to them. (bvsalud.org)

At its height, Benin controlled a kingdom about the size of New England with two million inhabitants. (khanacademy.org)

Over the past few months, Benjamin Lavin and I have built a mobile app that tracks real, useful data as part of our work as Community Economic Development Volunteers in Benin. (peacecorps.gov)
So far, Benin - with a population of over 12 million - has confirmed 41 COVID-19-related deaths and 2,557 infections, according to data compiled by US-based Johns Hopkins University. (turkishpress.com)
Epidemiological survey of needs and activities of local health units related to the Catholic Church : Benin, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, data referring to 1987. (who.int)

Benin Health Minister Celine Seignon Kandissounon told reporters that 111 people were now confirmed dead. (chinadaily.com.cn)
UNHCR is expecting to begin an emergency airlift to Benin in the next days amid the floods there which according to government and UN estimates are now affecting some 680,000 people. (unhcr.org)
While our normal work in Benin is in relation to the refugee and asylum-seeking population of some 7,300 people, we have been called upon to help with the emergency shelter needs of some of the homeless people in southern parts of the country where we have a presence. (unhcr.org)
I'm one of those people," Benin concedes, grinning as she bobs her head yes. (nme.com)
Read about the people, history, government, economy and geography of Benin at the CIA's World FactBook . (traveldocs.com)
Peace Corps Benin Volunteers and our community partners are now using mobile technology to conduct standardized surveys about bed net coverage in our villages, asking community members to sign with their fingers on smartphones as they pick up their new nets, and tracking the demographics of the people sleeping under the nets that Peace Corps Benin has distributed. (peacecorps.gov)
TechnoServe is leading a sector-wide value chain approach aimed at strengthening and expanding the cashew sector into a more productive, competitive, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth engine for the people of Benin. (technoserve.org)

As a sovereign state, Benin has had democratic governments, military coups, and military governments. (wikipedia.org)

Enquête épidémiologique sur les besoins et les activités des centres de santé reliés à l' église catholique : Benin, Ethiopie, Guinée Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, données de 1987. (who.int)

Benjamin Lavin, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the Benin Against Malaria Committee, also signed on to the project. (peacecorps.gov)

Note: The order of battle figures for Benin may not be representative due to the varying serviceability of much of its equipment. (defenceweb.co.za)

Rescuers are searching for survivors after a Beirut-bound charter jet crashed on takeoff from a coastal airport in the West African country of Benin, killing at least 111, officials say. (chinadaily.com.cn)
Ambassadors from France and Japan mingled with presidential officials, royalty and schoolchildren as Benin celebrated the return of dozens of colonial-era antique artefacts looted by France more than a century ago. (artdaily.com)

What countries can a Benin citizen visit without Visa? (answers.com)
Benin receives aid and training support from countries like the United States, Belgium and France while China has provided a four million euro grant for the purchase of a patrol boat. (defenceweb.co.za)
In the early phase of the pandemic, Benin, like many African countries, lacked adequate COVID-19 testing. (turkishpress.com)

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. (wikipedia.org)
citation needed] Benin covers an area of 114,763 square kilometres (44,310 sq mi) and its population in 2021 was estimated to be approximately 13 million. (wikipedia.org)

The Oyo Empire, located primarily to the east of Benin, was a military force in the region, conducting raids and exacting tribute from the coastal kingdoms and tribal regions. (wikipedia.org)
They immigrated to Benin and have been in the Semere region for at least 300 years. (joshuaproject.net)
The Foodo region of Benin contains grasslands with rolling hills, rocky soil, and small mountain ranges. (joshuaproject.net)

The report went on to say that the WHO alongside partner organizations "has supplied reagents, sample collection and testing kits as well as personal protective equipment to boost the COVID-19 response in Benin. (turkishpress.com)
Through polymerase chain reaction tests - the reference for COVID-19 testing - and rapid diagnostic tests, Benin is currently conducting roughly 7,900 tests per week and has done over 222,000 tests cumulatively, Dr. Ange Dodji Dossou, the national director of medical services, said in the report. (turkishpress.com)

The Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (an initiative of the Beninese government, supported through PMI), provided the nets that Peace Corps Benin is distributing and has asked for information regarding missed populations so they can be more comprehensive in the next national distribution. (peacecorps.gov)

Benin has little in the way of procurement programmes, receiving most of its new equipment from donors or at special prices from partnerships. (defenceweb.co.za)

The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. (wikipedia.org)

BBC Country Profile: Benin historical timeline. (nationsonline.org)
Close inspection of the plaques reveals a high level of technical expertise and a wealth of historical detail that provides a glimpse into Benin court life centuries ago. (si.edu)

When you need to get your Benin travel visa processed quickly, Travel Document Systems is here to help. (traveldocs.com)
All of the Benin visa requirements and application forms, plus convenient online ordering. (traveldocs.com)
When you are travelling to Benin with a U.S. Passport, a e Visa is required . (traveldocs.com)
Get the most up-to-date information for Benin related to Benin travel visas, Benin visa requirements and applications, embassy and consulate addresses, foreign relations information, travel advisories, entry and exit restrictions, and travel tips from the US State Department's website . (traveldocs.com)

Thousands of Lebanese immigrants live and work in Benin. (chinadaily.com.cn)

Benin President Mathieu Kerekou also visited the crash site. (chinadaily.com.cn)
The highlight of your visit will be the Abomey Palaces , which are a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the best places to visit in Benin. (lonelyplanet.com)

The not well maintained page provides some general informations on Benin and offers collections, publications and some photos. (nationsonline.org)

Build a new audience and boost your revenue by selling into Benin, leveraging our proven global infrastructure to enter new markets with ease. (digitalriver.com)

The project will help increase access to water supply services and strengthen service delivery arrangements in selected rural areas in Benin. (worldbank.org)

Earlier this year, the Collective of Saint-Germain-des-Pres Antiquarians, a group of specialists based near Paris, managed to acquire them -- with the specific aim of sending them back home to Benin. (artdaily.com)
It signed an accord with Benin on joint exhibitions, museum loans and technical assistance for works of art, and the artefacts should be back in Benin by 2021. (artdaily.com)

It may be a small country with only a few cities but Benin offers the abundant Atlantic Ocean alongside serene beaches, marvelous wildlife, cultural museums and traditional customs. (lonelyplanet.com)

This letter provides an assessment of recent macroeconomic developments in Benin and an update on the discussions of Fund staff with the Beninese authorities on macroeconomic policies and structural reforms that could form the basis for the authorities' request for a new arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). (imf.org)
In order to establish a frame of reference for effective development planning based on the Sustainable Development Goals, Benin carried out an integrated and rapid assessment of the incorporation of the Goals into national policies and strategies. (peacewomen.org)
Following the assessment referred to above and the prioritization of the Goals, 49 priority targets were identified for Benin. (peacewomen.org)

Prior to 1600, present-day Benin comprised a variety of areas with different political systems and ethnicities. (wikipedia.org)
Benin is considered to be political stable. (defenceweb.co.za)
Chronology of major political events in Benin. (nationsonline.org)

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