Title:
Benin is building a themed park to remember slavery - is history up for sale?
Author:
Dominique Somda
Junior research fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), University of Cape Town
Published:
The Conversation, 15 December 2022
From the article:
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. The country hopes to market itself as a major destination for Afro-descendant tourists in the diaspora.