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William F. Ekstrom Library

Government Resources and International Information: Benin

Benin in progress

Benin: Equality, Democracy, Civil and Human Rights

Benin: Information on Voodoo Practices (U.S. Department
of Justice
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (U.S. Department
of State)
Democracy Under Threat in Benin, April 13, 2021 (VOA News)
Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Benin (U.S.
Department of Labor)
International Religious Freedom Report (U.S. Department
Laws on Homosexuality in African Nations, 2014 (Law Library
of Congress)
Making School Safe for Girls: Combating Gender-Based
Violence in Benin (ERIC)
UN Concerned About Minority Group Discrimination in Benin,
Zimbabwe, September 1, 2022 (VOA News)

Benin: Economy, Business, Labor, Banking, Industry and Trade

U.S.-Benin Trade Facts (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative)

Benin: Education, Literacy and Libraries

Making School Safe for Girls: Combating Gender-Based Violence

Benin: Environment, Climate, Geology, Energy, Mining, Animals and Natural Disasters

Benin: Family and Children

Statistics on Children in Benin (UNCEF)

Benin: General Information

Map of Benin (Central Intelligence Agency)

Benin: Government, Elections and Politics

Benin: Health, Disability, Violence, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness

Country Health Statistical Report: Benin (USAID)
Global Health - Benin (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention)
Human Resources for Treating New Cancer Cases
in Benin (U.S. National Cancer Institute)

Benin: International Relations, Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance

Foreign assistance: Millennium Challenge Compact between
the United States of America and Benin signed at Washington, September 9, 2015, With Annexes
A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic,
and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Benin (Dahomey) (Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State)
History of the U.S. and Benin (U.S. Embassy in Benin)
Peace Corps: Agreement Between the United States of America
and Benin, Signed at Cotonou, October 30, 2013.(U.S. Department of State)
U.S. Relations With Benin (U.S. Department of State)

Benin: Military, Defense, Security, Terrorism and Peace

Military Affairs and Security Cooperation (U.S. Embassy in Benin)

Benin: Poverty, Homelessness and Social Programs

Benin and the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Building
a Partnership for Poverty Reduction Through Economic Growth (Millennium Challenge Corporation)
Income and Poverty (Demographic and Social Statistics,
United Nations)
Peace Corps: Benin (Peace Corps)
The World Bank In Benin (World Bank)
World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency)

Benin: Public Safety, Law Enforcement, Corrections and Crime

Benin 2020 Crime & Safety Report (Overseas Security
Advisory Council, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State)