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"An ancient tradition lives on in south Togo's Togoville as vendors and customers of its market still exchange goods through barter. Footage filmed on Monday shows the busy market with customers and vendors exchanging goods such as maize, vegetables, fish and other food. "The Togoville barter market is vital to our community. People even travel from across the borders to take part in it: traders from Ghana bring fish, those from Benin arrive with various goods, and visitors also come from Lomé to participate in the exchange. Today, this is the only remaining market of its kind in Togo," one vendor said. “It was our ancestors who established this market, and we still perpetuate this tradition today. We practice barter, but also sales. It all depends on the means and needs of the visitors," another vendor echoed. The barter market has operated for over a century and is unique in Africa. Togoville's chief said the tradition should remain alive for the generations to come. "We ask the gods and our ancestors to ensure that this tradition lives on, so that our descendants may, in turn, pass it down. We want this practice to remain a source of richness for us here in Togo," Togbui Kossi said. Launched in pre-colonial times, the market sees people exchange goods and items without using money on Saturdays and Tuesdays."
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