Benin
Republic of Benin République du Bénin
CAPITAL: Porto-Novo
FLAG: Two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red with a vertical green band on the hoist side.
ANTHEM: L'Au...
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Benin
Formerly known as the Republic of Dahomey, the West African Republic of Benin is one of the smallest and most densely populated states in the region. It has a land area of 112,622 square kilomet...
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Benin
POPULATION 6,787,625VODUN 57 percentROMAN CATHOLIC 21 percentMUSLIM 15 percentPROTESTANT 4 percentINDEPENDENT 3 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
Set in western Africa along the Gulf of...
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Area: 112,622 sq km (43,484 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 7,687,000Capital:
Porto-Novo
(executive and ministerial offices remain in
Cotonou
)Head of state and government:
Presidents
Mathieu
K&#...
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Sekondi, Ghana (dpa) Ivory Coast on Friday closed in on the
quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup by beating Benin 4-1 in a
Group B game played in Sekondi.
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The drumming was like a heart beating as West African women wearing cowrie shells and beads writhed before a carved fetish. A knife-wielding dancer with a chalk-whitened face performed intricate st...
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When this West African nation ran short of funds to finance its election machinery, voters raised cash, loaned computers, and lit up vote-counting centers with their motorcycle headlights.The unusu...
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Accra, Ghana (dpa) - The coach of the Benin team at the African
Cup of Nations in Ghana confirmed on Thursday that he had been
approached by a member of a betting syndicate ...
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COTONOU, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Sacrificing chickens in a spray
of blood, Benin's traditional priests celebrated Voodoo Day on
Thursday and declared their ancient religion would protect them
from risk...
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Sekondi, Ghana (dpa) Nigeria are in danger of losing out on a
place in the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup after being held to a
0-0 draw by Mali on Friday, while I...
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Sekondi (dpa) - Nigeria on Tuesday qualified for the quarter-
finals of the African Nations Cup on goal difference by beating Benin
2-0 in a Group B match played in Sekondi....
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Accra (dpa) - Fixtures for the 26th African Cup of Nations that
will be held in Ghana from January 20th to February 10th. (Kickoff
times in GMT)
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Grou...
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Sekondi (dpa) - Nigeria on Tuesday set up a mouth-watering African
Nations Cup quarter-final clash against the hosts Ghana after the
Super Eagles advanced to the last eight ...
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