Ivory Coast: in Grand-Bassam, seduce Ivorian tourists to survive the pandemic
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Grand-Bassam beach, a seaside resort near the city of Abidjan, in Côte d'Ivoire, in 2020. (Photo illustration) RFI / David Baché
By: François Mazet Follow
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Five years ago, the seaside resort of Grand-Bassam, the main tourist center of Côte d'Ivoire, located 40 kilometers east of Abidjan, was targeted by a terrorist attack.
Nineteen people were killed and around thirty wounded in this attack claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
Several accomplices and organizers were sentenced, but not the number 1 suspect, still on the run in the Sahel.
This attack severely affected local tourism.
And while it was going up the slope, the pandemic came to put a new halt to activity.
In an attempt to survive, professionals are trying to attract more local customers.
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