Discovering Beninese gastronomy
For many visitors, tasting local Beninese cuisine is a great way to “take the pulse” of the culture. Like the people, the local cuisine...
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France formally returns looted Benin artworks at Élysée ceremony
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted his counterpart from Benin, President Patrice Talon, on Tuesday to formally seal an agreement to...
Benin, its political history, in brief
Originally, the land of what is now Benin was occupied by several kingdoms, including that of Abomey and Porto-Novo. These first...
The Kingdom of Dahomey (actual Republic of Benin)
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. The...
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