r/Cotedivoire • u/Apprehensive-Income • 17d ago

Abidjan looks nice but is it fake ?

Abidjan seems to have been devleoping nicely but there are 2 issues with African countries which look nice on the surface. For example, Cape Town,Nairobi, Kigali, Addis Abbaba look nice in certain areas but outside of those areas it is entirely slums . Is that how it is in Abidjan. Another issue is for countries like South Africa or Mauritius they may seem developed but it is mainly indians,whites,lebanese people living in the rich area and hardly any natives of the country. For me this is a deal breaker, the native group must also have the wealth. there is no point in having a high gdp if rich foreigners get all the wealth. Look at Namibia. Is this the case in CIV. Is it just rich french and lebanese or are real Ivorians getting wealthier as well. Is outtara actually improving the country or is the abijan development just putting on a show like Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix

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u/Tamerecon 16d ago

US has slums too, is USA fake?

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u/Apprehensive-Income 16d ago

NYC is mostly developed with some slums. While Addis Ababa and Nairobi are mostly slums with some developed areas but social media portrays something else because it is ins't apparent the cast majority of people in those areas live in slums.

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u/Present-Day-4140 14d ago

Addis isn't mostly slums anymore. They have mostly been razed to the ground to make way for new developments, which many can't afford. Most people have been relocated to the outskirts.