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Côte d'Ivoire
Claiming its Rank

Par Zyad Limam - Publié en mars 2023
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President Alassane Ouattara. ISSAM ZEJLY POUR JA
President Alassane Ouattara. ISSAM ZEJLY POUR JA

It all starts with Abidjan, one of the continent’s few Afro-global cities and a crossroads of different cultures. A melting pot of Ivorians themselves, of emigrants coming from the neighboring countries and also further away, Europe, Middle East, Asia…

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