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In 1851 the French Second Republic made a treaty with King Ghezo that allowed them to establish a trading post at Cotonou. [6] During the reign of King Glele (1858–89), the territory was ceded to the Second French Empire by a treaty signed in 1878. [7] In 1883, the French Navy occupied the city to prevent British conquest of the area.
The coast of Benin with Cotonou port in the background. The Bight of Benin has a long association with slavery, its shore being known as the Slave Coast. From 1807 onwards—after slave trading was made illegal for Britons—the Royal Navy created the West Africa Squadron to suppress and crush the slave trade.
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Including both company-owned and franchised stores, as of June 2018, there were Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta, Intermix, or Old Navy stores in 43 countries. [64] In January 2008, Gap signed a deal with Marinopoulos Group to open Gap and Banana Republic stores in Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Croatia. [ 65 ]
Parakou is the site of a proposed inland port. [7]The dry port is a multi-modal platform located 3 km from the centre of Parakou, close to the railway. It gives the Backbone Project a strategic position for imports and exports to neighbouring countries, notably Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Togo.
The department of Littoral was created in 1999, when it was split off from Atlantique Department and Cotonou was made its capital. It is the smallest of all departments in the country. [ 7 ] Littoral comprises just one commune /city, Cotonou , Benin's largest city and its economic capital.
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Cardinal Bernadin Gantin International Airport (formerly known as Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport) (IATA: COO, ICAO: DBBB) is an airport in the Cadjehoun neighborhood of Cotonou, the largest city in Benin, in West Africa. The airport is the largest in the country, and the primary entry point into the country by air, with flights to Africa and Europe.