Such a great piece 🖤 🇧🇯

Look at these veggies go! 🫛 SELF deploys climate-smart growing techniques in collaboration with local #farming cooperatives. These partnerships forge more resilient #FoodSystems, especially in regions heavily affected by climate change. #climate #sdg13 #resilience #westafrica

Go Nathan!

I hope Ghana reintroduces this and makes it less expensive for people to apply

Black History in the making 🖤 Nathan Tchibozo will be competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics this month for the FIRST time in Benin's history! 🇧🇯🎿🎖️

ENG: "Did you know that the first African accountant was from Benin 🇧🇯? Sourou Migan Apithy (1913–1989) was the first African to graduate with a degree in accounting, at a time when the field was virtually closed to Africans. A pioneer. A role model. A source of national pride." #BlackHistoryMonth

ENG: "Benin is a culinary paradise; we have Amiwo, hanlan, Wassa wassa, Atassi, Kpètè, Dèguè, Agoun, man tindjan, grain sauce, Wagashi, Akassa, gari, sodabi, tchakpalo, porridge, and many others..." 🇧🇯🍛

This song has been running on in the back of my head for for a few days now. #NowPlaying #MusicSky Angelique Kidjo “Listening Wind” open.spotify.com/track/2vh0Wy...

#StreetArt Diego Capuena #Cotonou, #Benin

I'm a long way off from being able to use it, but glad I picked up this Fon language book 😊🇧🇯📔

Let's hear it for Georgette Vignonfodo 🚴🏾‍♀️! 🙌🏾👏🏾🇧🇯

The youth of Benin are really out here doin it! 🇧🇯

From #BookAfricana: "Originally written in Gun, a language of Benin... her verses bridge continents and cultures, expressing both deep love for her Beninese homeland and the complexities of exile, while meditating on tradition, memory, and displacement." 🇧🇯📖 #BlackBookSky #BookSky

Having just got back from Dakar, I'm STILL blown away by the absolutely world-class style and fashion-forwardness I saw from everyday ppl walking down the street~✨🇸🇳

"Discovering cultures is a celebration of life" might be my new ethos. Love to see these traditions getting more attention and respect 🖤

Thirteen countries, most of them African, have already submitted requests for restitution that could benefit from this new law. Among them is Benin, which wants to recover the famous Gou God – a hammered iron sculpture made in the Kingdom of Dahomey in 1858 and stolen by French colonial troops.

Yessss give👏🏾it👏🏾all👏🏾back👏🏾

If you're a Black person over 18, it's worth it to see if you're eligible for a second passport: becomingbeninese.substack.com/p/how-to-app... 🇧🇯🌍✊🏾 #BlackSky #BlackskyTravel

From #BooksAfricana: "Paul Hazoumé’s groundbreaking novel 'Doguicimi' represents one of the earliest and most significant works of Beninese literature. Set in the Kingdom of Dahomey during the reign of King Gézo (1818-1858)..." 🇧🇯📖 #BlackBookSky

"All eyes will be on young skier Nathan Tchibozo, the sole representative and flag bearer of this unprecedented expedition." Let's go, Nathan!🎿🇧🇯

It's always so tragic to lose native languages and the cultural significance they carry... I hope Fon persists in Benin and that I'm able to speak it someday.

Ganvié, the largest floating víllage in Africa, know as the Venice of Africa, Bénin Republic

This piece of history is part of the reason Benin's Afro-descendant citizenship program exists for Black ppl. Modern reparations✊🏾

🇧🇯 BENIN #NEW 🔥🔥🔥 youtu.be/PTbrF6ngwo0

ENG: "With more than 50 ethnic groups, 55 languages, 12 departments and 77 municipalities, Benin is one of the most culturally diverse countries in Africa."

Who wouldn't want to go to Benin after seeing this 🤩🇧🇯 #BlackSky #BlackskyTravel

This is for Black ppl around the world! 🌍 If you have African ancestry, you're eligible for Beninese citizenship. Here's a detailed guide on how to apply through Benin's new My Afro Origins program 🇧🇯 #AddToBlackSky

ENG: "American YouTuber IShowSpeed arrived in Cotonou, Benin on Friday as part of his African tour, which is taking him to around 15 countries and drawing crowds at every stop."

Benin Citizenship for African Diaspora: Can You Go Home Again? Benin's new Law 2024-31 allows the African diaspora to claim nationality through recognition. Discover the steps, legal rights, and the significance of Ouidah.

Cotonou by night 🌃 Une ville qui ne dort pas. Une énergie qui s’impose. Cotonou, c’est Miami 😍

📘 Now available: The Benin Sustainable Development Report 2025! The report shows that #Benin has emerged as one of Africa’s leaders on the #SDGs. Explore the report and interactive data visualizations for key insights 👇 🔗 sdgtransformationcenter.org/reports/beni... 💡 benin.sdgindex.org/

ENG: "The Franco-Beninese trumpeter and composer (Nicolas Genest) lets himself be guided by intuition, blending traditional #Beninese music, jazz, and symphonic orchestration" 🇫🇷🇧🇯🎶

Angélique Kidjo recently performed during Benin's 2026 Vodun Days festival, but she has such an interesting relationship to the country as someone who fled to France at 23. This was a really great interview and I'm enjoying learning more about her✨

American celebrities lead a return to Benin for Afro-descendants shaped by slavery Under a citizenship program endorsed by legendary Hollywood director Spike Lee, approximately 50 people of African ancestry have migrated back to Benin. africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifest...

All smiles over here! It's the dry season in Kalalé, Benin, but our solar gardens are abundant, thanks to clean energy + drip irrigation. 🌱 #solar #garden #sustainability #greensky

Russell Wilson Starts Benin Citizenship Process Following Wife Ciara’s Lead Read more: www.complex.com/sports/a/ber...

Processing time ranges from just 1 hour to 2 days ⏲️

participants from Benin's Vodun Day Festival, celebrated every January 10th.

#VodunDays2026: Learning About the Biggest Religious Celebration in Benin 🇧🇯 "Vodun Days, first and foremost, is a celebration of Vodun, its ancestral traditions, and the present-day Beninese and other West Africans who practice it."

Happy to be among the first 50!

Shaolin Kungfu is also practiced in Benin: global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202506/03/...

366th café bar; Maison Hounfodji L. Dossa, Sakété, Benin https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=6.736827400000001%2C2.6636066&query_place_id=ChIJT4UYI6lHOxARdgtqXYNi0bg

ENG: The Vodun Kabada is a formidable and protective deity, guardian of social justice and community balance.

Last weekend the #Benin gov't held its third citizenship ceremony for Afro-descendants as part of the #MyAfroOrigins initiative! "This solemn event marks an important step in Benin's memorial policy, aimed at renewing historical ties with descendants of the Transatlantic Treaty."

Novels, poetry, and memoirs from #Beninese writers~🇧🇯

ENG: Performance by Vano Baby, Azéto gbèdé during the Vodun days

ENG: Hounvè, also called "head Vodoun" or "Tavodoun", is a red "houn vè" Vodoun, worn proudly on the shoulders or head.

#VodunDays2026 is happening right now (jan 8, 9 & 10)! It's a great time to learn about the ancestral roots of vodun and the mark its history has made on #Benin 🇧🇯

Angélique Kidjo: Biography and Net Worth Angélique Kidjo is a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and activist from Benin who has become one of Africa's most celebrated musical ambassadors. Born in 1960 in Ouidah, Benin, she has masterfully blended traditional West African music…

American singer Lauryn Hill has arrived in Benin 🇧🇯 for a citizenship and ancestry ceremony She joins a growing list of African-American artists reconnecting with West African roots Ceremonies, supported by Benin’s government, aim to strengthen ties with the African diaspora.