Source: Afrik 21, July 2024 The 7,000 km long West African coastline shared by Senegal, Togo, Nigeria and other countries is increasingly threatened by coastal erosion. Benin, for example, loses an average of four meters of shoreline per year along 65% of its coastline. What are the characteristics of this phenomenon and the main resilience measures at both national and sub-regional levels? Find out in this article, part of our special feature on seas and oceans. Cities and coastal erosion: what resilience in West Africa? | Afrik 21