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 Benin History

 The Door of No Return

Locations

Web Sites:

UW Madison African Studies Program:

http://africa.wisc.edu

General Information
Information on a variety of topics relating to Benin:

NEW!http://www.benintourism.com/

http://www.beningate.com/

http://www.beningate.com/benin/ben.htm 

A good place to begin—lots of helpful websites listed here:

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/benin.html

An excellent site directed toward Beninese and friends of Benin, a wide variety of info found here: http://agora.legratos.org/

All kinds of information found here: http://www.beninweb.org/

To discover Benin…Découvrir Benin: http://www.webfirstplus.com

Pictures from several trips to Benin: http://www.amikpon.org/

For basic information on Benin, go to:  http://www.emulateme.com/benin.htm

The Heart of Benin: 
http://www.post-gazette.com/travel/20011216benin1216trp3.asp

Maps of Benin:
http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/Maps_Of_Benin.html

Travel Guides

Some interesting information all in French: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/benin.tourisme/dan.html

Lonely Planet travel guide to Benin: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/benin/attractions.htm

Rough Guide: http://www.roughguides.com

Good info if you’re planning a trip: http://www.guide-benin.com/

Travel Journal...A journey to Benin and Togo:
http://www.wfdesign.com/togo/

Fon Language...Great Site!
A site with lots of Fon sound clips and other info on Benin: http://www.geocities.com/fon_is_fun/  

Food:

Recipes...Lots of recipes of all types:
http://www.beningate.com/gastro/index.htm

http://www.ivu.org/recipes/african/

Music:

...Angelique Kidjo
http://wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~kidjo/

Music of Benin: 

http://www.afromix.org/Pays/benin/index.en.html

http://www.unesco.org/culture/cdmusic/html_eng/benin.shtml

http://www.woyaa.com/links/COUNTRIES/BENIN/MUSIC/

Radio from Benin, Golfe FM: http://www.comfm.com/radio/?c=bj

Art and Cloth:

http://www.artisanartsonline.com/40/cat40.htm?74

History:

Abomey Museum in Benin: http://epa-prema.net/abomey/

History of Dahomey: http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_e3.htm

Post Cards from Benin—Historical: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/mdm/visite/cartpafr/fr/present1.html

Slavery / Diaspora:

A petition against slavery in Benin:
http://www.h2com.com/petition/

A site that tells the story of working children in Benin and other countries.
http://www.tu-berlin.de/fb2/as3/as3w/Youngworkingchildren.html

Site deals with the issue of slavery past and present. Includes maps.
http://www.saltdal.vgs.no/prosjekt/slavrute/slavkey.htm

UNESCO
http://www.saltdal.vgs.no/prosjekt/slavrute/slavkey.htm

Information about the 2002 return to Porto Novo:
http://www.beningate.com/Porto%202002.htm

Noble Desire
http://www.whro.org/

Government
Kerekou’s page: http://www.beningate.com/kerekou/page1.htm

Songhai
A site devoted to Songhai and its economic development program: http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/songhai/index-english.html

Religion

Sacred ancestral traditions: http://www.mamiwata.com

New Sites 12/27/01

http://www.kalamumagazine.com/afcountrymaps1.htm

http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/asp/tst/qa2.htm

http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/asp/tst/index.htm

http://www.unesco.org/culture/dialogue/slave/html_eng/publi.shtml

On-line list of resources:

http://www.pbs.org/hopes/suggested.html 

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