Abidjan

Abidjan is the most populated city in West Africa, and the third largest city in the French-speaking world. French is the adopted language. Because of its strategic positioning and importance, English is widely spoken in the city's business community. As an economic capital, its growth is closely linked to the country's economy.

Concentrating the bulk of economic production, with strong industrialization, galloping urbanization, the presence of major international banks, but also the BRVM - the regional stock exchange - the headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Abidjan is the first deep-water port in West Africa and its ambition is to maintain and remain the main business center of the region.