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Abidjan

Côte d'Ivoire's economic engine is strapped between lagoons and waterways, overlooking the crested waves of the Atlantic. At first glimpse, you wonder if these shiny skyscrapers can really be West Africa, but once you walk around Abidjan's neighborhoods, local life comes alive and the city's vibrant tropical mood is revealed.

Modernist building with V-shaped concrete columns rising behind tropical trees and palms in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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