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	Benin on the Internet
		On the author's immigration to France from Benin for university education, African communal life vs. the West's individualism, the importance of oral transmission of culture and education.
		Includes a history of kingdoms and kings in Dahomey (Benin), their geneaology, the museum collections, architecture, a bibliography, a page on the Amazons (women warriors), the creation and history of the famous appliques cloth, a children's section (includes Fon stories, songs, proverbs).
		Wantchekon is with the Department of Politics, New York University.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/benin.html (2382 words)

	Departments of Benin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin).
		In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12.
		The new six departments have not been assigned a capital yet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Departments_of_Benin (100 words)

	Anti-Slavery - Trafficking Benin synopsis
		The number of trafficked children being intercepted at the Benin border rose from 117 in 1995 to 413 in 1996 and reached 802 in 1997 (official statistics quoted in UNICEF, "Report to the sub-regional workshop on the trafficking of child domestic workers, with particular emphasis on the girl-child", July 1998, Cotonou, Benin).
		The research is based on interviews of 884 people, 654 in Benin and 230 in Gabon, and includes interviews with children who have been trafficked; children who are preparing to be trafficked; families of the children; and recipients of the children after they have been trafficked.
		Interviews with children in Benin who were at risk of being trafficked or actively preparing to be trafficked, revealed that their parents were extremely influencial in persuading the child to cooperate with the trafficker.
	www.antislavery.org /archive/other/trafficking-benin-synopsis.htm (1758 words)

	Benin - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Most of the population lives in the southern coastal plains, where Benin's largest cities are also located, including Porto Novo and Cotonou.
		In order to raise growth still further, Benin plans to attract more foreign investment, place more emphasis on tourism, facilitate the development of new food processing systems and agricultural products, and encourage new information and communication technology.
		There are about 40 different ethnic groups living in Benin, the largest being the Fon who account for about 49% of Benin's population.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Benin (966 words)

	Major crops and their regional distribution in Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Benin has six departments each of which consists of several "sousprefectures" as smallest administrative units.
		In the center of Benin, the relevance of sorghum is decreasing (zone 5 with 5 %) and in the south sorghum is not anymore planted because of excess humidity.
		Benin shows a varied production pattern in line with its differing climatic conditions reaching from subhumid in the south to semi-arid in the north.
	www.uni-hohenheim.de /~atlas308/c_benin/projects/c3_2/html/english/btext_en_c3_2.htm (2658 words)

	Benin (03/06)
		Benin, a narrow, north-south strip of land in West Africa, lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer.
		Benin is bounded by Togo to the west, Burkina Faso and Niger to the north, Nigeria to the east, and the Bight of Benin to the south.
		Benin is dependent on imported electricity, mostly from Ghana, which currently accounts for a significant proportion of the country's imports.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/6761.htm (3500 words)

	Benin -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The republic of Benin is on the southern coast of West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea.
		North and west of the barre are the Benin plateaus, ranging in height from 300 to 750 feet (90 to 230 meters).
		It is bordered on the north by Algeria and Libya, on the east by Chad, on the south by Nigeria, on the southwest by Benin and Burkina Faso, and on the west by Mali.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9110773 (862 words)

	Renseignements internationaux - Benin Country Commercial Guide FY 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Benin (along with Burkina Faso) was one of only two countries among the eight member-countries of the West Africa CFA franc zone that met the BCEAO (Banque Central des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest) convergence criteria of having a budget deficit of less that three percent in 2001.
		Benin’s growth is heavily dependent on the “two feet” of the country’s economy: trade with Nigeria, and cotton.
		Benin’s exports of processed cotton face an average tariff of eight percent in its foreign markets, but the average tariff on cotton thread, for example, is 25-30 percent.
	strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/fr/gr112554f.html (6352 words)

	Top20Benin.com - Your Top20 Guide to Benin!
		Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey (until 1975) or Dahomania.
		Benin's politics takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Benin is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		It is believed that Vodun (or "Voodoo", as it is commonly known) originated in Benin and was introduced to Brazil, the Caribbean Islands, and parts of North America by slaves taken from this particular area of the Slave Coast.
	www.top20benin.com (2613 words)

	French Colonies - Benin (formerly Dahomey)
		Benin {be-neen'} is a small republic in West Africa known from 1960 to 1975 as the Republic of Dahomey (see map).
		Located on the Bight of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea, it is bordered on the east by Nigeria, on the north by Niger and Burkina Faso, and on the west by Togo.
		Benin sustains huge annual trade deficits that are relieved by infusions of monetary aid, especially from France.
	www.discoverfrance.net /Colonies/Benin.shtml (1592 words)

	Benin - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Republic of Benin is a country in West Africa, formerly known as Dahomey or Dahomania.
		The indigenous religion of Benin is practiced by about 60% of the population.
		Benin · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Côte d'Ivoire · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Liberia · Mali · Mauritania · Niger · Nigeria · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Togo
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Benin (1082 words)

	Renseignements internationaux - Benin: Country Commercial Guide FY 2004
		Benin has a small domestic market (population 6.6 million; 2001 per capita GNP of USD 380), but can be profitable for U.S. businesses exporting selected products including used clothing, cosmetics, agricultural and processed foods, and computer and telecommunication products.
		Benin (along with Burkina Faso) was one of only two countries among the eight member states of the West Africa CFA franc zone that met the BCEAO (Banque Central des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest) convergence criteria of having a budget deficit of less than three percent in 2001.
		Benin is moving too slowly in liberalizing key sectors of its economy, with privatization of the electricity parastatal SBEE, for example, 3-4 years behind schedule.
	strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/fr/gr118032f.html (7413 words)

	Benin
		It occurs in the northern part of the country, particularly in the departments of Atacora, Borgou, Zou and Alibori.
		The campaign in Benin treats the problem as a community issue that concerns both men and women rather than as a woman’s issue.
		Jurists of Benin, however, indicated that her organization did not consider the practice a large enough threat (since it occurs mostly in the north) for that organization to become involved.
	www.state.gov /g/wi/rls/rep/crfgm/10046.htm (1664 words)

	Benin Departments
		It assigns FIPS codes to the twelve departments, supplanting the codes for the former six provinces.
		Benin began the 20th century under the name of Dahomey, as a French colony.
		Benin now consists of twelve départements (departments), subdivided into 77 communes, which in turn are divided into arrondissements and finally into villages or city districts.
	www.statoids.com /ubj.html (549 words)

	Projects - West Africa AIDS Project /AIDS 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After a few meetings, several new participants joined the group and were referred to the Cotonou STI community clinic, which observed a record number of consultations on the day of the meeting.
		Awareness campaigns, empowerment of women and the strengthening of their solidarity toward condom use might be the best way to implement the “no condom, no sex” slogan in prostitution houses.
		The experience in Benin has demonstrated, and continues to prove, that the monitoring of women benefits from integrating community support programs and STI control among CSWs within a single health structure (NGOs for example).
	www.ccisd.org /ang/Sida3/Benin.html (897 words)

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		The group is made up of seven permanent members who have worked together since 1998, each bringing different skills and expertise to the group, from fabric design, tailoring, and weaving to management and accounting.
		Dôri Nali uses 60% local cloth, woven in Parakou from cotton grown in the Borgou and Atacora departments of Benin.
		Cloth dying is their most remarkable craft; they use the batik and shiboris techniques, which are of Asian origin, to apply vibrant colors and striking patterns to their fabrics by hand.
	www.benintourisme.com /ang/artisanat/dth.artisansection.htm (487 words)

	Offices/Departments - Cotonou, Benin
		The offices and departments of the Embassy work together as a team to address the goals of the Mission.
		This site is managed by the U.S. Department of State.
		External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.
	cotonou.usembassy.gov /offices_department.html (60 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century.
		The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin.
		Benin continues to be hurt by Nigerian trade protection that bans imports of a growing list of products from Benin and elsewhere, which has resulted in increased smuggling and criminality in the border region.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/bn.html (1008 words)

	USAID Benin: Democracy
		In early January, IFES began preparing for its national cascade-training program of Benin's census agents and poll workers by drafting multiple electoral calendars and a 40-page guide for census agents.
		Small working groups were formed to allow individuals to address case studies and participate in simulation exercises to learn the correct technical procedures.
		The day after the training, three IFES instructors visited six departments (Oueme, Plateau, Zou, Collines, Mono and Couffo) in order to evaluate the quality of the training given by the departmental coordinators to departmental and local election staff.
	www.usaid.gov /bj/democracy/p-ifesreport.html (885 words)

	Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research - Vol. 1, No. 1 (2002)
		The seroprevalence of HIV infections was investigated among 1,208 adolescents aged 13—19 years who presented for HIV testing between 1994 and 2000 at the two largest hospitals in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
		Department of Ophthalmology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City.
		Correspondence: AE Omoti, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City.
	www.ajol.info /viewarticle.php?id=2303 (684 words)

	benin map and information page
		The country we refer to as Benin today was once the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey.
		As a new democracy, the bright side is Benin's economy is growing and tourism is on the increase, especially along the coastal areas, and in the wildlife national parks of the north.
		Climate Benin is tropical; hot and humid in south; semiarid (quite dry) in north.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/bj.htm (493 words)

	Plant Disease - January 2005 Abstracts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Root rot pathogens were found through diagnostic surveys in all departments (regions) of Bénin, West Africa, to affect 86 to 100% and 96 to 100% of cassava fields during the dry and rainy seasons, respectively.
		Niks, Department of Plant Breeding, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands; and D. Rubiales, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (CSIC), Córdoba, Spain.
		Barbara Harrison and Todd A. Steinlage, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801; Leslie L. Domier, USDA-ARS, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801; and Cleora J. D’Arcy, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
	www.apsnet.org /pd/abstracts/2005/dja05ab.htm (3798 words)

	content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Within two years practical work and exercises are conducted with the aim to train technicians with regard to conservation and restoration of ecosystems and the evaluation of the relevance of development projects.
		The department is mainly involved in research dedicated to the problems of the national development like poverty, environmental degradation, demographic pressure, urbanisation, pastoralism, decentralisation, and tourism.
		The department is involved in several national and international multidisciplinary programmes.
	www.uni-hohenheim.de /~atlas308/gen_info/html/english/uam_engl.htm (711 words)

	Mathematics Departments
		Note that in some countries what are known as institutes or centers may correspond to US mathematics departments, so if you do not find what you want it may be useful to look at the lists of Institutes and Centers or
		Click on a country name to go to the national list of universities, departments and organizations.
		Click on a letter for the corresponding alphabetical block.
	www.ams.org /mathweb/mi-depts.html (127 words)

	The Protection Project
		SOS Villages Enfants du Benin was granted diplomatic status in Benin as a result of their achievements.
		Brief Description: The NGO Femme et Vie works in the fields of education, environment, finance and health in the departments of Atlantique, Collines, Littoral, Ouémé;, Plateau, Mono and Zou (5 of the 6 departments TPP's project is targeting.) Their work focuses on educating women on women and children's rights.
		This department acts as a co-ordination center that covers students' associations and also sport and entertaining clubs country wide.
	www.protectionproject.org /network2.htm (3821 words)

	The state of world fisheries and aquaculture W9900e03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Department of Primary Industries and Energy has a role in monitoring the outcomes of fisheries management and has implemented a programme of independent assessment of the AFMA's management performance.
		There are now 90 Fishing Committees involved in comanaging the principal water bodies of three southern departments of Benin.
		In December 1997, the AFMA agreed that the fishery would move to a gear unit management system in 1999, with the allocation of gear units being proportional to the holding of Class A units.
	www.fao.org /docrep/W9900e/w9900e03.htm (17825 words)

	FAO - COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A national brainstorming session was held in Benin in May 1999 with 40 participants representing all regions and sectors of society.
		In the case of Benin, such a refinement was carried out for the broad vulnerable group identified as "artisanal fishers".
		In southern Benin, 62% of children under 2 suffer from iron deficiency and 52% are anaemic.
	www.fao.org /docrep/meeting/x8018e.htm (6301 words)

	Government Human Rights Commissions in Africa - Origin and Mandate
		The powers vested in a human rights commission should include the ability to seek settlement through "amicable settlement," "binding decisions," or "where necessary, on the basis of confidentiality." Petitioners should be informed of their rights and remedies and access to them promoted by human rights commissions.
		It is certainly true that compliance with the Paris Principles, many of which set a high standard, will augment the chances of ensuring an active and serious human rights commission.
		But, as this report illustrates, even compliance with these principles in a founding statute will not ultimately guarantee a robust commission without commissioners who are committed to making respect for human rights a reality and are willing to stand firm in the face of inevitable resistance from other government departments.
	www.hrw.org /reports/2001/africa/overview/int-standards.html (573 words)

	Benin RPCV Bio Info by Stage
		I spend a lot of time with my Benin cohorts, including my husband Raed, who I met in Benin, and the large number of RPCVs in the DC Area.
		Since I left Peace Corps, I went to South Dakota State Unversity for a MS in Soil Science, then volunteered for four years at a small rural university in Bolivia, teaching, managing laboratories and running an extension project designed to help students learn while helping communities improve human health and nutrition and farming practices.
		From 2000-2002, I had the honor of being FOB President Friends of Benin.
	www.friends-of-benin.org /bios.htm (1458 words)

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