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Côte d'Ivoire Pairs Political Stability with Economic Momentum

Côte d'Ivoire has continued to pair political stability with economic momentum, offering one of West Africa's clearest examples of how continuity can underwrite growth.

Nadia Hassan
Nadia Hassan
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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire — Republic Africa

Côte d'Ivoire has continued to pair political stability with economic momentum, offering one of West Africa's clearest examples of how continuity can underwrite growth.

As the region navigates a delicate security environment, Abidjan's relative calm has become a competitive advantage.

Stability as strategy

The Ivorian bet is that predictability, however unglamorous, is the foundation on which everything else is built.

In a volatile neighbourhood, Côte d'Ivoire has made calm its edge.
Nadia Hassan
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Nadia Hassan
Politics Editor

Nadia Hassan covers power, policy and governance across North and East Africa.

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