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Melissa Chemam with RFI

Benin lifts suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger

Tug boats docked in the Autonomous Port of Cotonou in Benin on 28 May 2019. © Prospoer Dagnitche / AFP

Benin has lifted its suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger through the port of Cotonou in a move that follows five months of sanctions on the coup-hit country.

The measure was taken "in view of the substantial improvement in the operational conditions for handling goods at the port of Cotonou" the port's director general Bart Van Eenoo said on Wednesday.

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