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Cote d'Ivoire: Country Rides the Fast Track to Public Transport Development
IPS, 4 June 2014
Two years ago, it would have taken Catherine Adjoua almost an hour to travel from M'Badon, the isolated fishing area where she lives that has no asphalt roads, to reach her… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Finding Reconstruction Easier Than Reconciliation
Guardian Network, 20 May 2013
At first glance, Ivory Coast has come a long way since 2010's post-election violence. But is the progress merely an illusion? Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: 'We Can Astonish the World' - PM
VOA, 15 April 2014
Ivory Coast's prime minister says his country is on track to reach double digit economic growth this year and become an emerging market by 2020. Read more »
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West Africa: Ecowas to Sign Abidjan/Lagos Highway Treaty At Summit
Vanguard, 19 February 2014
The signing of a treaty for the Abidjan-Lagos corridor ECOWAS to sign Abidjan/Lagos highway treaty at summit project treaty, is to be top on the agenda of the Summit of ECOWAS… Read more »
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Ghana: Ghana, Four Others Agree to Build 6-Lane Highway From Lagos to Abidjan
Ghanaian Chronicle, 28 May 2013
Ghana has agreed with four other West African neighbours to invest and expand the Lagos-Abidjan highway into a six-lane road, to, among others, boost trade between them. Read more »
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West Africa: Moving Sideways Between Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire
Africa In Fact, 1 April 2014
Since 1990 more than a million people have travelled between Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire, making it Africa's busiest migrant route, according to the World Bank. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Nation at Development Crossroad
IPS, 18 November 2013
All over the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, large cranes, involved in the construction of new buildings and highways, are dotted across the city skyline. Read more »
Côte d'Ivoire Fast Tracks Public Transport
The government has invested heavily in the development of the road network as well as new bus, boat and rail infrastructure to keep up with the rapid urban sprawl surrounding Abdijan.
Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital, Abidjan, has developed a public transport strategy, which includes reserving a bus line and several levels of quality service for the middle class and civil servants.
