Ganvié in Benin is known as the Venice of West Africa.

The lake village of Ganvié, the largest lakeside village in Africa, can be found on a shallow stretch of water on the outskirts of the Beninois capital, Cotonou. It's home to a population of fishermen.

More than 80,000 people live across 42 islands.

Produced by Clarisse Fortune

Filmed and edited by Franck Noudofinin