▁east , ▁and ▁T ogo , ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁When ▁construction ▁in ▁Liber ia ▁and ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁is ▁finished , ▁the ▁highway ▁will ▁continue ▁west ▁to ▁seven ▁other ▁Econom ic ▁Community ▁of ▁West ▁African ▁States ▁( E CO W AS ) ▁nations . ▁A ▁p aved ▁highway ▁also ▁connect s ▁Ben in ▁north wards ▁to ▁Niger , ▁and ▁through ▁that ▁country ▁to ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso ▁and ▁M ali ▁to ▁the ▁north - west . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁linking ▁Cot on ou ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁to ▁Mal an ville ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Niger ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁from ▁Par ak ou ▁in ▁central ▁Ben in ▁to ▁Nat iting ou ▁in ▁the ▁north western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁roads ▁in ▁Ben in ▁are ▁generally ▁in ▁poor ▁condition ▁and ▁are ▁often ▁imp ass able ▁during ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season . ▁Ben in ' s ▁un p aved ▁roads ▁vary ▁widely ▁in ▁quality ; ▁deep ▁sand ▁and ▁p oth oles ▁are ▁common . ▁During ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season ▁from ▁mid - J une ▁to ▁mid - Se ptember , ▁d irt ▁roads ▁often ▁become ▁imp ass able . ▁Four - w heel ▁drive ▁vehicles ▁with ▁full ▁spare ▁t ires ▁and ▁emer gency ▁equipment ▁are ▁recommended . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁streets ▁in ▁Cot on ou ▁are ▁p aved , ▁but ▁side ▁streets ▁are ▁often ▁d irt ▁with ▁deep ▁p oth oles . ▁Tra ffic ▁moves ▁on ▁the ▁right