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Africa: In West Africa's Benin, Women Make Centuries-Old Salt Production Methods Sustainable

25 Jun 2026, 11:06 GMT

[IPS] Ouidah, Benin -- It is barely noon, and a group of women sit near the beach on the outskirts of Djégbadji village, in West Africa's Benin, sifting through mounds of salt harvested from the Gulf of Guinea's ocean.