Benin Transnational Issues 2012, CIA World Factbook

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Benin Transnational Issues 2012

SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 15,

Disputes - international:
talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River; Benin retains a border dispute with Burkina Faso around the town of Koualou; location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved

Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 9,444 (Togo) (2007)

Illicit drugs:
transshipment point used by traffickers for cocaine destined for Western Europe; vulnerable to money laundering due to poorly enforced financial regulations (2008)

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Benin Transnational Issues 2012 SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES