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Benin struggles in battle to halt coastal erosion
"The sea is advancing a lot. We have to do dredging or else block it, otherwise it will keep advancing," Alapini said as she walked along Cotonou's long sandy beach.
This aerial view shows a groyne (shore protection structure), on a beach east of Cotonou in Benin on October 23, 2023. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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COTONOU - Along its Atlantic coast, Benin's government has spent millions of dollars to protect coastal communities from sea erosion. But Doris Alapini can only watch