Afrikinfo (http://www.afrikinfo.com/)
In French. Constitution, laws, statutes, directory of political parties and government
institutions with biographical facts.
Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.' The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe.
Benin Government (http://www.gouv.bj/)
Basic information about Benin, directories of government ministers, non-governmental
organizations, political leaders etc.
Bienvenue sur Beninensis (http://www.beninensis.net)
In French. This site was provides a wealth of information on history, geography,
politics, economy, education, health etc.
CIA -- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/)
Current information on weather, business, science, tourism etc.
Elections World Around the World (http://www.electionworld.org)
Election results, political parties, and politicians along with an electoral
calendar.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) "is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose." Whatever one's
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Governments on the WWW: Benin (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/bj.html)
National institutions, government directory and political information with links
to more online sources.
L'Internet au Bénin et en Afrique (http://www.iafric.net/benin/)
In French. Websites from Benin on all subjects.
La Francophonie (http://www.francophonie.org)
In French, English and Italian. This site is an inter-governmental organization
of French-speaking countries created in Niamey in 1970 by Leopold S. Senghor,
Habib Bourguiba, and Hamani Diori. It carries news about Francophone African
countries, French-African relations, and texts such as La declaration de Cotonou
from the 1995 meeting of Francophone heads of state in Benin.
Nations of the world (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html)
Guide to legal materials of all types gathered by the Law Library of the U.S.
Congress. Searchable by country name.
Theodora.com: Flag
of Benin (http://www.theodora.com/flags/benin%5Fflags.html)
Images in several sizes and links country facts.
U.S. Department of State (http://state.gov/)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department's official site by searching under a particular country's
name.
World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
"World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of
the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders
occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories,
going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some
only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including
native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the
leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations." Searchable
by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions
of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries. |