How China will play a major role in Benin’s economic growth as a new era is ushered in

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In Cotonou, Benin's largest city and economic capital, major construction projects including port expansions and road paving are underway. China Harbour Engineering Company is leading the development of Terminal 5 at the Autonomous Port of Cotonou, involving land reclamation and building large berths to boost trade capacity.

In Cotonou, Benin’s largest city and economic capital located on the southern Atlantic coast, construction crews are busy building major projects, stretching from large-scale port upgrades to the asphalt-paving of the commercial hub’s main roads. At the Autonomous Port of Cotonou, China Harbour Engineering Company is advancing Terminal 5, a project that involves reclaiming land from the sea and building two 100,000-tonne general purpose berths. Beyond municipal upgrades, Chinese firms are...