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Crowdsourced maps in Africa are going where Google does not
Published Sun, Jun 18, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Cotonou, Benin
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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