Cote D'Ivoire
Quick Facts
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| Official Name | Republic of Cote d'Ivoire |  |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | |
| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia | |
| Area | total: 322,460 sq km land: 318,000 sq km water: 4,460 sq km | |
| Climate | tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October) | |
| Terrain | mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest | |
Trade Agreements
Cotonou Agreement
TuvaluTrinidad And TobagoTonga
Timor LesteTanzania, United Republic Of
Solomon Islands
SamoaSaint Vincent And The GrenadinesSaint LuciaSaint Kitts And Nevis
Papua New GuineaPalauNiue
Nauru
Micronesia (Federated States Of)
Marshall Islands
Kiribati
JamaicaHaitiGuyana
Grenada
Fiji
Dominican RepublicDominica
Cuba
Cook Islands
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The Cotonou Agreement is aimed at the reduction and eventual eradication of poverty while contributing to sustainable development and to the gradual integration of ACP countries into the world economy. The revised Cotonou Agreement is also concerned with the fight against impunity and promotion of criminal justice through the International Criminal Court. The agreement also provides for reciprocal trade agreements, meaning that not only the EU provides duty-free access to its markets for ACP exports, but ACP countries also provide duty-free access to their own markets for EU exports.
Trade Organizations
African union
Reunion
Formed with the idea in mind to accelerate the process of integrating the continent to enable it to play its role in the global economy, while addressing multifacted social, economic and political problems that are compounded by negative aspects of globalization.
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
CEN-SAD is a Regional Economic community of the Organization of African Unity. The organization looks to implementing a community that comprises of sustained socio-economic development. CEN-SAD looks to free movement of persons, capitals and interests of nationals of members. Right of establishment, ownership and exercise of economic activity. Last, free trade and movement of goods, commodities and services from members.
Organization of African Trade Union Unity
Merger of all All-African Trade Union Federation (AATUF), the African Trade Union Confederation (ATUC), smaller Pan-African Workers' Congress. Consists of four regional organizations.
West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
UEMOA aims to establish economic integration amongst countries that share a common currency, - the CFA franc. It is both a customs and monetary union between members of ECOWAS. UEMOA seeks to increase economic competitiveness, unify macroeconomic policies, create a common market, coordinate sectoral policies and harmonize fiscal policies.