Transport in Benin which aims to link the railways of Benin with Niger and Burkina Faso. Benin will be a participant in the AfricaRail project. Benin possesses a total of 6,787 km of highway, of which 1,357 km are paved. Of the paved highways in the country, there are 10 expressways. This leaves 5,430 km of unpaved road. The Trans–West African Coastal Highway crosses Benin, connecting it to Nigeria to the east, and Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast to the west. When construction in Liberia and Sierra Leone is finished, the highway will continue west to seven other Economic Community of West African
Benin cuisine usually kept outside their homes. Wagasi is a specialty cows'-milk cheese of northern Benin made by the Fulani people, and is abundantly available in cities such as Parakou. It's a soft cheese with a mild flavor and a red rind, and used often in Beninese cooking. Acarajé is a dish made from peeled black-eyed peas formed into a ball and then deep-fried in "dendê" (palm oil). It is found in most parts of the Republic of Benin, Nigeria and Ghana. The following summarizes some other Beninese specialty dishes and foods: Choukachou or "chouk" is a Beninese millet beer commonly consumed