VIDEO: Ivory Coast: From cocoa to gold

Tamasin Ford reports from Ivory Coast, which is opening up the mining sector to extract a wealth of untapped mineral deposits beneath the soil, in particular gold.

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10 years ago

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06 Oct

ANGE ABOA : Ivory Coast torn between forests and cocoa

In Mont Peko National Park, thousands of leafless Iroko and Samba trees tower over a sea of lush plantations like headstones, a testament to the heavy environmental cost Ivory Coast has paid for a dramatic rise in its cocoa production.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Is Ivory Coast open for business?

Ivory Coast's economy is bouncing back and it is encouraging fresh foreign investment - Lerato Mbele asks whether the country is open for business.

 

10 years ago

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21 Oct

VIDEO: Dancing for peace in Ivory Coast

A group of masked dancers in Ivory Coast are spreading the traditions of all of the country's regions in a bid to prevent a future return to violence.

 

9 years ago

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VIDEO: TaxiJet: The Uber of the Ivory Coast

Entrepreneurs in the Ivory Coast plan to roll out their TaxiJet app across Francophone Africa.

 

10 years ago

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25 Oct

VIDEO: Voters go to the polls in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast is holding the first presidential election since the civil war ended in 2011.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Child marriage in Ivory Coast

The health consequences of child marriage can be devastating, but it is a common practice across the developing world. A recent court case in Ivory Coast aims to tackle this issue.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Ivory Coast stallholders go digital

Online marketplaces are giving Ivory Coast stallholders a new platform on which to sell their goods, potentially increasing customer numbers and profits.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Ivory Coast former first lady jailed

The former first lady of Ivory Coast, Simone Gbagbo, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in violence that followed the presidential election in 2010.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Fears around Ivory Coast elections

This weekend Ivory Coast is due to hold its first elections since 2010 and the BBC talks to the residents about their country's troubled history.

 

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