Benin. Embassy. France (http://www.ambassade-benin.org)
In French. Describes the government, economy, education, tourism, France-Benin relations, has a biography of the President, a directory of Benin web sites, etc.

Bienvenue sur Beninensis (http://www.beninensis.net)
In French. This site was provides a wealth of information on history, geography, politics, economy, education, health, etc.

CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/)
Current information on weather, business, science, tourism, etc.

The Corporate Council on Africa--Useful Links (http://www.africacncl.org/Links/index.asp)
In French and English. Information on the government with American companies.

Directory of Development Organizations (http://www.devdir.org/)
"The Directory is a compilation of contact data of the main sources of assistance available for private sector development (micro, small an medium-sized enterprises) and poverty reduction. A wide range of organizations is included in the Directory: international organizations, government ministries, private sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training institutes, NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development consulting firms." Searchable by keyword.

L'Echo des Frontieres. Bulletin Régional de suivi des échanges transfrontaliers (http://www.bj.refer.org/benin%5Fct/eco/lares/accueil.htm)
Academic bulletin, in French, on trade, economic relations between Benin, Cameroun, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria.

L'Internet au Bénin et en Afrique (http://www.iafric.net/benin/)
In French. Websites from Benin on all subjects.

La Francophonie (http://www.francophonie.org)
In French, English and Italian. This site is an inter-governmental organization of French-speaking countries created in Niamey in 1970 by Leopold S. Senghor, Habib Bourguiba, and Hamani Diori. It carries news about Francophone African countries, French-African relations, and texts such as La declaration de Cotonou from the 1995 meeting of Francophone heads of state in Benin.

United States. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/index.html)
Offers valuable statistics by country and by commodity beginning in 1996 and information about the U.S. trade balance with individual countries from 1992 onward.

World Chambers Network (http://www.worldchambers.com/)
Searchable by country offers information about individual national chambers of commerce and about international trade including news and upcoming events of interest to the business world.

World Trade Network (http://WorldTradeNetwork.org/)
An English language site proving access to information country by country on international trade as well as links to related sites, as well as to the World Trade Organization (WTO).