Cotonou Expat Community for Cotonou Expats

Welcome to the Expatriates Cotonou Community!

Salut and welcome to our community for Cotonou expats! Our private network helps you to settle in easily when moving to or living abroad in Cotonou: Get to know like-minded expatriates in Cotonou in a casual way, find reliable information and tips about expat life in Benin and meet fellow expats from Cotonou’s international community at our first-class InterNations events.

Curious to explore other communities in Africa, e.g. our chapter for Munich Expat? Or you might think of stopping by at our Buenos Aires Expat community on your next weekend trip.

Make the most of your Cotonou Expat Life

The City on the mouth of the "River of Death" offers an exciting intercultural experience for expats, starting with cultural highlights, like the lagoon of Cotonou, dug by the French in 1855,, the folkloristic festivities on the occasion of Benin’s the Vodun public holiday on January 10, up to getting a taste of traditional kuli-kuli. The InterNations community helps you as an Cotonou expat to enjoy your expat stay in Benin to the fullest. Our members have already come across many of the questions you’ll have when starting your expatriate life in Cotonou and kindly offer you their assistance, from ʺHow do I cope with the Harmattan sandstorms?ʺ up to ʺWhich products should I buy fresh in the local markets?ʺ.

Become part of our Expat Cotonou Community

Our members have their roots in Australia, Italy, Brazil, China and almost any other country around the globe, all sharing your situation as an expat in Cotonou. InterNations makes it easy for you to connect with fellow expats in Cotonou. Next to our active online community, our members also regularly meet in real life at top-class events or go for weekend activities together, e.g. to visit Benin’s famous landmarks around the northern "Reserve du W du Niger".

Also take a look at our network for Expatriates Bangalore to experience InterNations all over the globe. Or you could take a peek at our community for Expat Rome instead!

Please feel cordially invited to become part. Our members of the Cotonou community are open-minded, helpful and looking forward to welcome you on board. Simply request your personal invitation and you’ll be graciously received by our expat Cotonou chapter!