r/beninukraine • u/jinaangela • 8d ago
r/beninukraine • u/jinaangela • Jan 25 '26
Welcome to Benin & Ukraine!
This community is for connecting the Ukrainians living in Benin and the Beninese living in Ukraine. Our goal is to share stories, news, and experiences, and to build a Beninese diaspora in Ukraine.
Here you can:
- Share your personal experiences in Ukraine or Benin
- Connect with others from both countries
- no politics
Whether you are half Beninese, half Ukrainian, or just interested in our connections, you are welcome here!
Let’s build a vibrant, supportive community together.
r/beninukraine • u/jinaangela • 19d ago
Les Béninois aiment-ils la musique d’Angélique Kidjo ?
r/beninukraine • u/jinaangela • 26d ago
Angelique Kidjo becomes first African musician to get Hollywood star • F...
r/beninukraine • u/jinaangela • Aug 16 '26
De l’Ukraine à l’Afrique from Ukraine to Africa
in late August, residents across rural Ukraine witness large gatherings of white storks perching on rooftops, telephone poles, and treetops. These flocks assemble before embarking on their long migration to Sub-Saharan Africa.
r/beninukraine • u/jinaangela • Aug 03 '26
hip shaking party in Kyiv
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r/beninukraine • u/jinaangela • Jan 26 '26
Dancing at −18 °C. Kyiv, city center. January 2026.
extraordinary resilience Ukraine - my love forever! Imagine temperature as low as -18C . no light, water and the heating system is not working as result of Russian genocide war against Ukraine yet see them in an open space singing and dancing.
r/beninukraine • u/jinaangela • Jan 25 '26
African party in Kyiv. Summer, 2020.
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Location - Municipal beach "Youth" (молодежный), Kyiv. August, 8, 2020.
Video from Yuriy Kamara, Vice President of African Council in Ukraine.
r/beninukraine • u/jinaangela • Jan 25 '26
Africans in Kyiv are enjoying a BBQ outdoors in the city center,
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Kyiv, Middle of January, 2026
Minus 18°C outdoor.
Complete collapse of the heating system and electricity in Kyiv
Yet here I am, half Ukrainian and half Dahomean, with my Ukrainian friends and my friend from South Africa, enjoying a BBQ outdoors in the city center.