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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
BRVM update and other economic notes
Twelve months ago, I announced the end to my series of annual posts focusing on investments on the Abidjan-based stock exchange. The posts seemed to be getting very similar – double digit growth reported, all in the (relative) safety of … Continue reading
7 things we learned from Didier Drogba’s ‘Commitment’
The other weekend I read a blog post about Didier Drogba’s latest autobiography ‘Commitment’, and after a quick Kindle purchase, the book had been downloaded and read by Sunday evening. I do have his previous autobiography (unread) on my shelf, … Continue reading
What’s in a name?
I’m not sure I’d ever heard anyone use the phrase ‘Drogba’s Country’ when I selected it for this blog. But it was pretty clear that the only thing most people knew about Cote d’Ivoire back in 2011 was that it … Continue reading
Vive les vloggeuses
Just over a year ago, I wrote a blog post entitled ‘The Rise of the Female Blogger‘ about the explosion of a talented generation of women Ivorian bloggers, in what was a rather male-dominated sector in the early years. I think … 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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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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Victory at last
Rarely have the eventual winners of the African Cup of Nations started the competition in worse shape. The opening 45 minutes of Ivory Coast’s first group stage match against Guinea constitute some of the most embarrassing football Ivorian fans have … Continue reading
Posted in Sport
Tagged Afcon, Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Drogba, Elephants, football, Ivory Coast, soccer
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