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Five Basic Tips for New Arrivals in Ivory Coast, and perhaps Africa too
Five tips for visitors to Ivory Coast Continue reading
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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
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
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
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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Tagged Andris Piebalgs, civil service, Cote d'Ivoire, European Union, Ivory Coast, private sector
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