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Tag Archives: Abidjan
Abidjan v Lusaka
It’s been almost half a year now that we’ve been living in Lusaka, Zambia, and as with previous moves around Africa, I thought it would be interesting to spotlight a few differences compared with Abidjan. Development wise, there are a … Continue reading
Seeing Abidjan with Freetown eyes
I’ve written a couple of blog posts in the past comparing Abidjan and Freetown (post1, post2). Travelling between two such cities would be an effective antidote for anyone who thinks you can treat African countries and cities as being basically … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Tourism
Tagged Abidjan, Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Freetown, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone
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Cultural update
Arriving in Abidjan a few hours after the birth of my son, the space to visit friends and engage in cultural activities during my two weeks in Cote d’Ivoire were understandably limited. Coming from Freetown – which I increasingly view … Continue reading
My ex-neighbourhood – Cocody Danga
Last month I spent just over two weeks in Abidjan for the happy arrival of our new son Joshua. I hope to pen a few blog posts from the visit, but as a start, let me try and ramble a … Continue reading
Deja vu: And if the cocoa price dropped?
A thumb sketch of Ivorian economic history from independence goes like this: a major cocoa farmer becomes president, encourages the development of the sector by opening up new land and encouraging farmers to cut down the forests to become productive. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Abidjan, chocolate, Cocoa, Cote d'Ivoire, economy, Ivory Coast
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Journal Gbayé – Ivory Coast’s news in rap and nouchi
I’d seen the stories about the rap news in Senegal (the JT rappé) , but now from the same outfit we have an Ivorian version, rapped/sung in French and Nouchi (local Ivorian street slang), with support from George Soros’ Open … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Politics, Web
Tagged Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Journal Gbaye, Nash, Nouchi, Rap
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Ivorian repatriate blogs
I’ve noticed that in Ivory Coast I don’t think there’s yet been a single example of that staple of other West African blogospheres – the repatriate blog. You know the ones: the returning West African national excited about heading home after a … Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora, Web
Tagged Abidjan, Africa rising, blogging, Cote d'Ivoire, Ivorian, Ivory Coast, repatriate
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The dossier
Entrepreneurship is not well taught in the Ivorian education system. But you’ll meet many people with business ideas. The problem seems to be the implementation. After spending a small amount of time in Abidjan you’ll meet a certain character that … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Abidjan, business, Cote d'Ivoire, dossier, entrepreneur, Ivory Coast
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Leaving the ex-pat bubble in Ivory Coast 2/2
After a little delay, here’s the follow-up post to last month’s first part of my little guide on how to leave the ex-pat bubble in Ivory Coast. The first part gave some advice on how to find out more about … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged Abidjan, Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, culture, ex-pat, expat, friendships, Ivory Coast, relationships
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