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Details about Abidjan
Abidjan is the largest city and former capital of Côte d'Ivoire.
On one hand the city is hot and humid, congested and full of street
hawkers. On the other hand, Abidjan is referred to as the "Paris
of West Africa" because of its parks, broad boulevards, universities,
exotic fashions and museums. Abidjan, the de facto (and former) capital,
is the commercial and banking center of Côte d'Ivoire. It stands
in Ébrié Lagoon on several converging peninsulas and
islands, connected by bridges. Abidjan harbors numerous government
departments. It is also the hub of the national road system and the
terminus of the Abidjan-Niger Railway, which extends northward into
Burkina Faso. The city is a study in contrasts. Districts include
Cocody, an upscale residential area located east of the modern business
district, and Treichville, located southward on Petit-Bassam Island,
with its busy traditional market. Banco National Park lies north of
the city.
Formerly West Africa's pre-eminent port, Abidjan is attempting to
bring back traffic which veered to other ports during Côte d'Ivoire's
political unrest. Abidjan's modern port opened in 1950, when the Vridi
Canal was cut through a sandbar, linking the Ébrié Lagoon
with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Since a military putsch
in December 1999, as well as widespread civil unrest in the ensuing
years, traffic has switched to other main regional ports such as Accra,
Lome, Cotonou and Dakar. Xenophobia and harassment of foreigners,
as well as numerous illegal roadblocks along the country's roads,
have further discouraged shippers from using Abidjan's port. The Abidjan
Port Authority has invited delegations of shippers from the landlocked
countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger -- which have seen increased
difficulty in imports due to Abidjan's problems -- to working sessions
to discuss improvements in the situation.
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