{"id":76963,"date":"2026-10-17T13:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T07:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=76963"},"modified":"2026-10-17T17:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T12:14:59","slug":"benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/benin\/","title":{"rendered":"Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Benin Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India and Benin have held high-level talks in Porto-Novo to strengthen bilateral cooperation across defence, health, agriculture, and economic sectors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Benin<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benin is a country in <\/span><b>West Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It borders Niger to the northeast, Nigeria to the east, Togo to the west, and Burkina Faso to the northeast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Boundary:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To the south, it has a small stretch of coastline on the <\/span><b>Bight of Benin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is part of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gulf-of-guinea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gulf of Guinea<\/a> in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Porto-Novo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Benin<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a hot, <\/span><b>humid tropical climate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Plateau:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its main plateau is <\/span><b>La Terre de Barre Plateau.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain: Atakora Mountains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located northwest of Benin, which is a <\/span><b>branch of the Togo Mountains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Benin&#8217;s highest point is <\/span><b>Mt. Sokbaro,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which rises 658 m.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Niger and Ou\u00e9m\u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the country&#8217;s major rivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Benin is very rich with key minerals including Limestone, Marble, and Gold.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/india-and-benin-hold-high-level-talks-to-strengthen-bilateral-cooperation-across-key-sectors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benin is a country in West Africa encompassing an area of 112,622 sq. km. 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