(FILES) This file photo taken on January 27, 2017 shows Benin's security forces at a busy intersection during an evacuation in downtown Cotonou/. Cotonou streets names if they do exist, are not always listed. Mapping applications, adapted to the continent, want to challenge Google Maps. / AFP PHOTO / YANICK FOLLY
In Benin's economic capital of Cotonou, as in many other African cities, finding a house, office or restaurant is often like a treasure hunt.
Luck, if not a miracle, is required as easy clues such as street names, even where they exist, are usually not posted and address numbers are rarely marked.
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