Overview of Benin

National name: Republique du Benin.
President: Yayi Boni (2006)
Nationality:Noun and adjective - Beninese (singular and plural).
Population (2008 est.): 8,294,941 (growth rate: 2.6%); birth rate: 37.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 76.1/1000; life expectancy: 53.8; density per sq km: 75
Annual growth rate (2001 est.): 2.97%.
Ethnic groups: African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, and Bariba), Europeans 5,500.
Religions: Indigenous beliefs (voodoo) 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%.
Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba in the south; Nagot, Bariba and Dendi in the north.
Education: Literacy--Total population 37.5%; men 52.2%, women 23.6%.
Health (2001 est.): Infant mortality rate--89.68/1,000. Life expectancy--49.94 yrs.

Welcome to Benin Consulate in Kenya

Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin. Its size is just over 110,000 km? with a population of almost 8,500,000. Its capital is the Yoruba founded city of Porto Novo, but the seat of government is the Fon city of Cotonou. Benin was known as Dahomey until 1975.

The President:-

Boni Yayi

Dr. Yayi Boni, Head of state
  • Dr Thomas Yayi Boni (born 1952), a Beninois banker and politician, is the current President of Benin. He took office on 6 April 2006 after winning elections held in March 2006.
  • He is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system
  • In the first round of the presidential elections, held on 5 March, Boni polled 32 percent. His nearest challenger, Adrien Houngbedji of the Party for Democratic Renewal, polled 25 percent. Twenty-six candidates contested the election, which was reported to have been peaceful and fair.

Message from The Honorary consul

It a pleasure to welcome you, on behalf of my staff and on my own behalf, to the official web site of the Benin Consulate in Nairobi, and thank you for visiting our site.

The establishment of this web site is a step forward bringing Benin and Kenya even closer in addition to serving the interest of the Government and people of Benin effectively

With a click of a button, our nationals can register with the Consulate and apply for other appropriate assistance in a timely manner. As for Kenyan citizens, application for visas to travel to Benin has never been this easy as our visa application form is available online. In addition, information on your enquiries regarding travel plans to Benin for leisure, business and/or official is available.

Potential business people and investors will find our links section very useful.

Our feedback section allows you to give views/comments about the services offered by the Consulate or about the web site itself.

Through this feedback system, we will strive to create as much dependable and useful online services as is humanely and technically possible.

My staff and I would be pleased to consult with you on any matters relating to Business Opportunities available in the Republic of Benin or any other matters of interest to Kenyans or any of our International friends based in Kenya or/and our neighbours.

Boni Yayi

KARIUKI KIGO (MR)
HONORARY CONSUL

To the Benin Community in Kenya, we tell them:


Karibu Nyumbani ! !     Soyez les bienvenue ! !