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This is not a picture of a flood. This is Ganvié, in the Republic of Benin, the largest collection of lake dwellings in Africa. 20,000 people call Ganvié’s stilt supported dwellings home.

he word Parakou means ‘a city for everyone’ and is derived from a local tribal word. Parakou is one of the largest cities in Benin and serves as the terminus for the Benin-Niger Railways. It is essentially Benin’s final port of call before goods move along the Niger River. This could be one of the reasons why Parakou thrives as a bustling marketplace. Some of the industries that are the foundation of Parakou’s economy are the cotton, textile and peanut oil industries.