...Francophone West African country formerly known as Dahomey, it lies between Nigeria and Togo on the so-called Slave Coast, with Niger to the north and Burkina Faso to the northwest. Over half the population is Christian, a quarter are Moslem, and the remainder are divided between traditionalists or “None of your business, bub.” The main economic activity is subsistence farming, with cotton grown for export, which doesn’t provide much margin for fighting jihadis...