Prostitution in Benin Prostitution in Benin Prostitution in Benin is legal but related activities such as brothel keeping and benefiting from the prostitution of others are illegal. UNAIDS estimates there to be about 15,000 prostitutes in the country. Most of these are migrants from neighbouring countries, mainly Nigeria, Togo and Ghana. Only 15% of the prostitutes are Beninese. Prostitution occurs on the streets, in bars, restaurants, hotels and brothels. With advent of the smartphone, many prostitutes use apps to make arrangements with clients. Many women enter prostitution for economic reasons. Some young Beninese women learn English so they can go to Nigeria to
Benin–Haiti relations victims. Traditional ceremonies were organized to appease the spirits and seek the blessing of ancestors for the Haitians. Benin–Haiti relations Benin–Haiti relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Benin and Haiti. Haiti and Benin maintain diplomatic relations with a Haitian office in Cotonou, although Benin does not currently maintain an official diplomatic presence in the country due to the 2010 earthquake. Benin contributed a contingency of 32 police/civilian personnel to MINUSTAH. The two countries share an extensive cultural history by way of the Atlantic slave trade and the resulting importing of Vodou as a religious force in Haitian