Ivory Coast (Paperback)

Though considered the economic miracle of West Africa for the first thirty years of its independence, the last decade has not been easy for the largest exporter of cocoa beans in the world. A coup and a civil war has left the Republic of C te d'Ivoire divided and not even the first presidential elections in ten years has helped to heal the ethnic rift. Learn more about the history, culture, politics and problems afflicting the Ivory Coast in this book.