Not to be confused with the Kingdom of Benin, located further to the west, in modern Nigeria. Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country inNot to be confused with the Kingdom of Benin, located further to the west, in modern Nigeria. Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. When it was a French possession, it was known as Dahomey. However, the old kingdom of Dahomey only occupied part of the southern area of the country. Other parts of the area that is now Benin were formerly Porto-Novo, Atakora, and Borgu....more