China is poised to play a significant role in Benin's economic development, with Chinese firms actively involved in major infrastructure projects like port upgrades and road paving in Cotonou. These efforts include land reclamation for new berths at the Autonomous Port of Cotonou.

In Cotonou, Benin’s largest city and economic capital located on the southern Atlantic coast, construction crews are busy building major projects, stretching from large-scale port upgrades to the asphalt-paving of the commercial hub’s main roads. At the Autonomous Port of Cotonou, China Harbour Engineering Company is advancing Terminal 5, a project that involves reclaiming land from the sea and building two 100,000-tonne general purpose berths. Beyond municipal upgrades, Chinese firms are...