text: The West African Highway, launched in 2017, will finally begin construction. 
  
  This six-lane, 1,080 km dual carriageway will link cities like Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮; Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭; Cotonou, Benin 🇧🇯; Lomé, Togo 🇹🇬; and Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬.