Benin–Togo border
The Benin–Togo border is 651 km (405 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Burkina Faso in the north down to the Bight of Benin in the south.[1]
Description
The border starts in the north at the tripoint with Burkina Faso. It then proceeds overland to the southwest, veers to the southeast in the vicinity of Grando Namoni, and then turns sharply southwards in the vicinity of Gando, Benin. The boundary then proceeds southwards in a roughly straight line, occasionally utilising rivers such as the Ogou and, in the southernmost stretches, the Mono. Mont Sokbaro, widely cited as the highest point of Benin, lies almost on the border here. In the far south the border turns sharply to the west before reaching the Atlantic Ocean, providing Benin with a thin strip of territory encompassing Grand-Popo and Hilakondji.[2]
History
During the second half of the 19th century France began creating small trading settlements on the West African coast. In 1851 a treaty of friendship was signed between France and the
During the
Settlements near the border
Benin
- Séméhoun-Nanbouli
- Kountouri
- Boukonmbé-Zongo
- Kossokouangou
- Tchoumi-Tchoumi
- Boukombe
- Kounadougou
- Dompago
- Ouaké
- Doumé
- Séméré
- Aledjo-Koura
- Penelan
- Bassila
- Tchetti
- Aplahoué
- Athiémé
- Adjaha
- Agbanaken
- Agoué
- Grand-Popo
- Hilakondji
Togo
References
- ^ CIA World Factbook - Benin, retrieved 23 November 2019
- ^ a b c d e f g Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 190–200.
- ^ a b c d e f g h International Boundary Study No. 124 – Benin-Togo Boundary (PDF), 7 July 1972, retrieved 23 November 2019
- ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Ghana National Reconciliation Commission: "The Historical Context" Archived 2012-07-09 at archive.today Government of Ghana
- ISBN 0-313-30328-2.