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Gate of No Return at Ouidah in Benin
Myself and Gerry listening intently to our guide while trying to escape from the hot sun
Typical home fetish in village in Benin
Fetish Market at Lome in Togo
Assembly of God church service at Ganvie.
The young girls' choir. Note the floor made of bamboo poles.
Dankoli fetish with two slain goats
Cooking the sactificed goats ...
... and chopping into their various cuts
The next America's Cup challenger?
The younger brigade beating it out at church
The young girls choir on the right ...
... and the old girls on the left
... as would this one
This lady would cover your full meal ...
Market Day
All ages catered for
Another family gathering
Typical Ganvie residence on stilts
Raphael's Place seems to cover all your needs
Family Day Out
Restaurant and Bar
Our Ganvie welcoming committee
Young Taneka kids
Yam moulds
Wider view of the Taneka village
Upper floor of Somba residence
Typical Taneka houses
The Taneka village chief and his traditional pipe
The Kabye potters at work
The Taneka village chief and his apprentice
The blacksmiths firing up
Taneka woman
Taneka woman preparing the community meal
Spare roofing material
Somba family doing some home renovations
Royal house in Taneka village
Peekaboo! This is where I live ...
Peanut, anyone!
No shortage of kids in the Somba village
My two new friends at the Taneka village
Kabye blacksmiths at work
Grinding the raw materials at the Kabye village
Food sample from a Taneka woman
Filtering a home made brew
Drying out the produce
Drying out produce in the Somba village
Close up of Somba kids
Checking out the grain storage
Babysitters come in all ages!
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Brief history of Benin
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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. A succession of military gov...more history

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