Mastering Your Market Under AfCFTA — Cote D’Ivoire

OVERVIEW OF COTE D’IVOIRE

Cote D’Ivoire also referred to as Ivory Coast is a Sub-Saharan West African nation that is boarded by Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and the Gulf of Guinea which are located on the East, North, and West South respectively. Its official language is French and other local indigenous languages with a total of around 70 languages. Ivory’s capital is Yamoussoukro, which also doubles as the political capital of the West African nation, while Abidjan serves as the economic and largest city in the country. Ivory Coast has an estimated population of over 20 million as of 2020. The country has a huge religious diversity which consists of Christianity, Islam, and other African religions.