Ouidah, Benin, April 11, 2026 (AFP) - Benin leans into painful past to attract tourists

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2026-04-11

Tourists crowded beneath the Door of No Return, an arch built by the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin in memory of those crammed onto slave ships bound for the New World. Benin, which holds a presidential election on Sunday, has in recent years leaned into its painful past to encourage tourism. Once a key departure point in the transatlantic slave trade, the coastal town of Ouidah lies at the heart of the push to reclaim the country's history,......

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