Benin Archives - Consciousness.co.za Magazine https://consciousness.co.za/tag/benin/ Arts and African History Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:53:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 14 African Nations Being Forced By France to Pay Taxes for the ‘Benefits’ of Colonialism https://consciousness.co.za/14-african-nations-being-forced-by-france-to-pay-taxes-for-the-benefits-of-colonialism/ https://consciousness.co.za/14-african-nations-being-forced-by-france-to-pay-taxes-for-the-benefits-of-colonialism/#respond Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:50:01 +0000 https://consciousness.co.za/?p=9870   Source: AtlantaBlackstar.com Fourteen nations listed below are in agreement to deposit 65 percent of all foreign currency reserves in a shared reserve fund to France. The countries established the Monetary and Economic Union of West Africa. Their currency, the CFA-Franc, is printed under supervision of the French National Bank in Chamaliéres, France. Christof Lehmann [...]

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]]> https://consciousness.co.za/14-african-nations-being-forced-by-france-to-pay-taxes-for-the-benefits-of-colonialism/feed/ 0 Angélique Kidjo – Biography https://consciousness.co.za/angelique-kidjo-biography/ https://consciousness.co.za/angelique-kidjo-biography/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:01:20 +0000 https://consciousness.co.za/?p=9022 Source : http://worldmusic.about.com Angelique Kidjo was born in Ouidah, Benin on July 14, 1960. Her mother was a performer in a dance and theatre ensemble and her father was a banjo player. These influences shaped Kidjo’s love for the stage and performing. After leaving Benin in the early 1980s because of the unstable political climate, [...]

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