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China helps Benin transform slave port into tourist hub

Chinese firms are collaborating with the Beninese government to transform Ouidah, a historic African slave port, into a waterfront tourism destination. The project involves developing the La Marina complex and linking it to the existing "Slave Route" and memorial sites. This initiative aims to boost tourism by revitalizing the area where nearly two million enslaved Africans were once transported. AI

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China helps Benin transform slave port into tourist hub

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jevans Nyabiage ·

    How China is turning historic African slave port into waterfront tourism destination

    In Benin’s southern Atlantic coastal town of Ouidah, located about 40km (25 miles) west of the economic capital of Cotonou, China is turning a former slave trade hub into a busy tourist destination. The historic port once saw nearly 2 million enslaved Africans marched along the 2…