Monthly Archives: May 2011

Five Basic Tips for New Arrivals in Ivory Coast, and perhaps Africa too

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Cocoa Reforms

Since independence in 1960, Ivory Coast’s economy has been built on growing and exporting cocoa beans, and since the late 1970s it’s been the world’s biggest producer. Current production is just over 1.2 million tons per year, around 34% of … Continue reading

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Frantz Fanon on Ivory Coast in ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ (1961)…

“The working class of the towns, the masses of unemployed, the small artisans and the craftsmen for their part line up behind this nationalist attitude; but in all justice let it be said, they only follow in the steps of … Continue reading

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Moto-taxis – a solution to unemployment in Abidjan?

To any recent visitor to Ivory Coast’s second city Bouake, the first remark is generally about the abundance of motorbikes and particularly mototaxis. These have flourished because i) mototaxis are illegal and the law hasn’t applied in the northern half … Continue reading

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Ivory Coast’s currency = Euro

Does the new Ivorian government need to change the CFA Franc currency to succeed? Continue reading

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EU Commissioner upbeat about Ivory Coast

Last week I got to speak to the European Union Commissioner for development, Andris Piebalgs, and I thought I’d publish a longer version of what he said than was possible elsewhere. The EU will almost certainly be Ivory Coast’s biggest … Continue reading

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The First Post

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