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Source: UNESCO condemns the deadly attacks in Benin’s W National Park (W-Arly-Pendjari Complex)
UNESCO condemns the deadly attacks in Benin’s W National Park (W-Arly-Pendjari Complex); Unesco
West African nature reserve escapes endangered listing; Malay Mail/ETX Studio
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Source: West African nature reserve escapes endangered listing | Malay Mail
Benin: satellite collars to protect wildlife in Pendjari and W parks; Ines Magoum; Afrik 21
In Benin, the managers of the Pendjari and W national parks are completing the installation of satellite collars on 25 elephants and 14 antelopes. The initiative aims to improve the protection of these species, which are threatened by poaching and terrorism, and to reduce human-wildlife conflicts.
Source: BENIN: satellite collars to protect wildlife in Pendjari and W parks | Afrik 21
Abomey Royal Palaces, Benin; Orange Smile
France returns historic artefacts to Benin and funds €20m museum to house cultural treasures; Andy Knaggs; Leisure Management
A €20m (US$22.4m, £18m) loan from the French Development Agency (FDA) is to be used in the construction of a new museum in Abomey, Benin, which will house objects of art and cultural heritage that are being restituted from France.
Source: France returns historic artefacts to Benin and funds €20m museum to house cultural treasures
Benin Receives $22.5 Million Loan From France for New Museum; Zachary Small; Hyper Allergic
The new museum will house the return of 26 cultural artifacts on long-term loan from France. The objects were originally seized by French troops from Benin in 1892.
Source: Benin Receives $22.5 Million Loan From France for New Museum
Royal Palaces of Abomey, Benin: The Cultural Epicenter of One of Africa’s Greatest Empires Was Stained with Blood; Ed Whelan; Ancient Origins
Africa has many outstanding historic sites and one of the most remarkable of all is that of the Royal Palaces of Abomey in Benin, West Africa. This site is an amazing complex of palaces which has outstanding architecture and artistic works. For a period it was the epicenter of one of Africa’s greatest empires.
Here Are 7 Must-See Sites to Visit Now That Benin is Visa-Free for Africans; Erin CJ Robertson; Okay Africa
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Put that new red and gold passport to use by visiting these seven destinations in Benin.
Source: Here Are 7 Must-See Sites to Visit Now That Benin is Visa-Free for Africans
10 Things To Do And Places To Visit In Benin Republic; lags2020; Nigerian Bulletin
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Source: 10 Things To Do And Places To Visit In Benin Republic
10 UNESCO World Heritage sites with wild back stories; Jack Davidson; CNN
Photo: Sara & Joachim Huber
Murder. Greed. Oppression. Intrigue. The ruins at these UNESCO sites may be silent, but they tell some shocking and absorbing tales.
Source: 10 UNESCO World Heritage sites with wild back stories
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