Tag Archives: Abidjan

Abidjan v Lusaka

Posted on July 11, 2018 by admin

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 →

Posted in Tourism | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Seeing Abidjan with Freetown eyes

Posted on October 16, 2016 by admin

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 , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cultural update

Posted on October 9, 2016 by admin

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 →

Posted in Web | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

My ex-neighbourhood – Cocody Danga

Posted on October 2, 2016 by admin

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 →

Posted in Economics | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Deja vu: And if the cocoa price dropped?

Posted on April 4, 2015 by admin

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 , , , , , | Leave a comment

Journal Gbayé – Ivory Coast’s news in rap and nouchi

Posted on March 28, 2015 by admin

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 , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Back home

Posted on March 17, 2015 by admin

Over the last week back in Abidjan, I had the pleasure of living again in the house we bought in 2010. Previously we’d been hiring a small studio for my wife to sit-out the Ebola crisis with our new baby, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ivorian repatriate blogs

Posted on February 7, 2015 by admin

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 , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The dossier

Posted on January 18, 2013 by admin

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 , , , , , | Leave a comment

Leaving the ex-pat bubble in Ivory Coast 2/2

Posted on January 12, 2013 by admin

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 , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments