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A lifesize replica of a slave ship graces Project Marina. Screenshot/YouTube/Presidency of Benin

Benin is building a theme park to remember slavery – is history up for sale?

The Marina Project is a vast memorial and tourist complex under construction in Ouidah, a coastal town in the Republic of Benin in West Africa.

  • Dominique Somda
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