Cote d'Ivoire
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OverviewDuring Medieval times, the region that is now Côte d’Ivoire was at the centre of several major African trade routes, linking the empires which then existed in Ghana and Mali. European traders had been present in the region since the 15th century, but it was not until the 19th that the French undertook a determined penetration of the region.
The territory was later incorporated into French West Africa until it was granted independence in...
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