Porga is a town located in the
Atakora Department
Atakora (also spelled Atacora, named for the Atakora Mountains) is the northwesternmost department of Benin. Externally it borders Togo to the west and Burkina Faso to the north; internally it borders the departments of Alibori, Borgou and ...
of
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...
.
The
Porga Airport serves Porga.
History
On December 1-2, 2021, a group of militants, possibly from
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
,
attacked a border security post in Porga, killing two soldiers. This was the second such attack in the country that week (The first occurred in
Alibori).
References
Populated places in Benin
Populated places in the Atakora Department
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