In Africa, Benin by Patrice Talon, the Last Western Lock

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In front of the autonomous port of Cotonou, one of the main gateways to the Sahelian trade, the huge cargo ships wait patiently in front of the grey sand coast. Currently under construction, while work on pharaonic expansions has been undertaken by the French company Eiffage, one of the largest logistic and commercial hubs in the subregion, intends to double its capacity by 2040. Like an entire country, for a long time undermined by political in…