Ivory Coast Shines as Biggest Economies Drag: Next Africa

Customers at a stall at the Adjame market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Bloomberg

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This may be a good year for African economies, even as its giants flounder.