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sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands

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Benin
FlagInfo:wikipedia | flickr
Capital:Porto-Novo
Currency:Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Languages:French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
Population:7,250,033
Area:112,620
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Heritage
Major heritage sites include:
  • Royal Palaces of Abomey
See the UNESCO website for more details
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Porto-Novo
A port on an inlet of the Gulf of Guinea.
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Cotonou
This city, the name of which means `the mouth of the river of death` is a regional transportation hub with port, airport and railway station. The enormous Dantokpa Market spreads over 20 hectares.
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Regional weather data available for...BOHICONCOTONOUKANDI NATITINGOU PARAKOUSAVE


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Weblog over Benin van Blaise Aplogan, wiskundige, schrijver en socioloog. Geboren in Bénin, woont in Parijs.

Weblog over Benin van Blaise Aplogan, wiskundige, schrijver en socioloog. Geboren in Bénin, woont in Parijs.

Ce blog est dédié à la Culture, aux Arts et au Tourisme du Bénin.


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Lawyer denies threatening Elections Tribunal members From Ozioruva Aliu, Benin City ONE of the lawyers representing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Osifo Iredia, who<sep/>

THE Edo State Election Petition Tribunal Chairman, Justice Peter Umeadi, yesterday stunned the court when he declared shortly before starting ruling on five cases fixed for the day that a group had threatened to kill members of the tribunal. The four-



POLITICS in Edo State has not always been extremely violent. On the average, indigenes of Edo freely decided where to align their political interests, within the dominant options available around the country. Ideologically, there appeared no sharply contr

Edo State Governor Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor has apologized to the Action Congress (AC) and its gubernatorial candidate, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, for falsely accusing them of kidnapping the late Commissioner for Information, Mr Calus Enoma. In a statement

Initiation ceremonies are ripping poor families in Benin apart and driving parents into despair and bankruptcy

Initiation ceremonies are ripping poor families in Benin apart and driving parents into despair and bankruptcy


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Includes: Constitution de la Republique du Benin; elements historiques; Description du droit national; Situation juridique internationale

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the original is in colour but I think it works better in b&w. Stronger, anyway.


I'm just a rock you know
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The croc desperately tried to get closer, but the hamerkop was well aware of what was going on.
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus, Crocodile du Nil).
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta, Ombrette).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.


Kob
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Kobus kob
Cobe de Buffon
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.


Teenager
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Teenager

Olive baboon (Papio anubis, Babouin).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.


African fish Eagle
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African fish Eagle

or West African River Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer, Aigle pêcheur d'Afrique).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.


Stupid grass !
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Stupid grass !

Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus, Francolin à double éperons).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.


juice seller
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Coucal portrait
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Coucal portrait

Eventually, he wanted to get in the shade too !
Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis, Coucal du Sénégal).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.


Coucal portrait
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Coucal portrait

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This guy was wary of me in the beginning. So I found myself a little spot in the shade and sat there, just waiting. After a while he totally ignored me and he came closer and closer. Actually I was surprised he got so close to me.
Eventually he too wanted to get in the shade !
Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis, Coucal du Sénégal).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.


Senegal Coucal
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Senegal Coucal

This guy was wary of me in the beginning. So I found myself a little spot in the shade and sat there, just waiting. After a while he totally ignored me and he came closer and closer.
Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis, Coucal du Sénégal).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.


Lioness
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Lioness

Not a particularly good picture, but I just had to share this sighting !
Panthera leo
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.


Python Temple 5
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Ouidah
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