La Poste du Bénin is the government organisation responsible for the post in
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...
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Benin has been a member of the
Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to ...
since 27 April 1961
and is also a member of the
West African Postal Conference
The West African Postal Conference, or Conference des Posts de L'Afrique de L'Ouest, was formed in 2001 as a forum for postal services in West African countries.
The members are:
*Benin
*Burkina Faso
*Ghana
* Côte d'Ivoire
*Mali
*Niger
*Nigeria
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See also
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Postage stamps and postal history of Benin
References
External links
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Ben
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right.
Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, ...
Postal system of Benin
Government of Benin