Coastal state of West Africa, small, relatively fertile, rich in raw materials and quite populous, it has attracted the sights of the French since the…

The first certain news relating to this part of the coast of East Africa concerns the Arabs who arrived there towards the end of the…

The literary tradition in Mali is primarily associated with an exceptionally rich oral poetry. Much of it draws inspiration from the history of the great…

The Ivory Coast has an approx. 480 km long coastline, which in the west is characterized by low cliffs, while the eastern part takes the…

The constitution of the Ivory Coast from independence in 1960 was replaced by a new one in the year 2000. This was again updated in…

The combined strength of each is uncertain, but was in 2014 according to figures from IISS estimated to around 40 000. In addition, an unknown…

The Ivory Coast has been inhabited by humans for at least 10,000 years before our timescale (BCE), a finding of implements suggests. Still, there are…

Ivory Coast (official name: Côte d’Ivoire ), is a Republic of the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. The Ivory Coast borders Ghana in the…

The Ivory Coast is one of the most economically developed countries in Africa, with a significant modern sector, as well as a comprehensive agriculture. From…

The Ivory Coast has a long oral literary tradition that was not least characterized by “Les griots”. They were skalders, storytellers and musicians, and they…