Benin's lovers less row-mantic as apps replace waterway rendezvous

Now the so-called "lovers' channel" in west Africa's largest lake city risks becoming a relic of the past, the once-adventurous secret meeting place rendered obsolete by loosening social norms and dating apps. "It's a beautiful story, but today... we talk, we get to know each other without hiding," Anna, 22, a student and native of the city often billed as the "African Venice", told AFP. "We don't need all that extravagance to find our soulmate. The channel isn't as essential as it used to be," agreed Roslin Dantin...