Copper sunbird
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The copper sunbird is a species of passerine bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is native to tropical Africa, its range extending from Senegal and Guinea in the west to South Sudan and Kenya in the
Copper sunbird female on Persian silk tree
Cinnyris cupreus by Francesco Veronesi
Benin
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Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, formerly known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. Benin is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the northwest, and Niger to
The Portuguese Empire was the longest European presence in Benin, beginning in 1680 and ending in 1961 when the last forces left Ajudá.
Dahomey Amazons with the King at their head, going to war, 1793
A French depiction of the conquest of Dahomey in 1893
Thomas Boni Yayi's 2006 presidential inauguration