• It has a diverse cultural tapestry, including over 60 ethnic groups, and a strong culinary tradition. The Ivory Coast is an exciting destination to explore and discover.
  • 2. Before colonialism, Ivory Coast was made up of numerous kingdoms including the Kong, Bouna, Bounkani, Senufo, Malinke and Baule among others.
  • Farmers in Ivory Coast, the source of 45% of the world’s cocoa beans, battle climate change and market inequality.
  • The Ivory Coast is a main destination country for labor migrants from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
  • Traditionally an agrarian economy, Ivory Coast is the world’s largest exporter of cocoa beans, a fact that has earned it the title “Chocolate Capital of the World.”
  • The Ivory Coast – also known as Cote d’Ivoire – was a French Colony until 1960. After it gained independence, it fell into civil war in 2002.
  • Ivory Coast, or Côte d’Ivoire, is located on the South Coast of West Africa. Its political capital is Yamoussoukro in the centre of the country...
  • Things to Do in Ivory Coast, Africa: See Tripadvisor's 22 617 traveller reviews and photos of Ivory Coast tourist attractions.
  • Our Ivory Coast travel guide takes you down deep red roads, through evergreen forest, along swathes of golden coastline and to the crisp, clear highlands of this...