With its six million residents, Abidjan is an "urban conglomeration, traffic jams everywhere, while in Grand-Bassam life is good," Ketoure, in his 30s, told AFP. "There's the beach, the lagoon ...

Bertin Gnangon Aba was asleep when he heard the sound of bulldozers razing his house in northern Abidjan, by far Ivory Coast's largest city. "They destroyed everything I had, even my identity card.

The food scene in Abidjan, the country’s massive economic capital, is a critical feature. Ivorian food, once tucked away in the city’s street stalls and home kitchens, is poised to claim its ...