Kouadio Francois
The place
Kouadio Francois in the Sud region, Anyama/Abidjan area (Ivory Coast, Ébrié lagoon, Côte d'Ivoire), at 50 m altitude, coastal lagoon plain. Continuous Côte d'Ivoire cluster (batches 350-391). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Côte d'Ivoire missing from country table. Traditional rural Baoulé habitat (Kouadio, Baoulé Akan surname meaning "born on Tuesday" + Anyama 130,000 pop Abidjan periphery + Abidjan 5M, largest city in French-speaking West Africa, Africa Rising + Côte d'Ivoire 26M, world's #1 cacao producer, 40% of Theobroma cacao, of American origin + heritage of the Baoulé/Akan (Kwa people, 5M, Baoulé language, Akan branch, Ghana + heritage of Queen Abla Pokou 1720 exodus from Ghana crossing the Comoé, son sacrifice tradition + Félix Houphouët-Boigny 1905-1993, father of the Nation, 33 years president 1960-1993, the Ivorian miracle of stability + Basilica of Yamoussoukro 1990, largest Catholic church in the world, 158 m, St Peter's + Bédié coup d'état 1999 + Gbagbo 2000-2011 + civil war 2002-2011, iconic end Ouattara 2011).
The setting
Sud Anyama/Abidjan Ivory Coast Ébrié lagoon CI 50 m coastal lagoon plain, continuous cluster batches 350-391, rural Baoulé habitat Kouadio Akan "born on Tuesday" + Anyama 130,000 periphery + Abidjan 5M largest French-speaking WA + CI 26M world's #1 cacao 40% Theobroma cacao American origin, Baoulé/Akan Kwa 5M Baoulé Akan + Abla Pokou 1720 exodus Ghana Comoé son sacrifice + Houphouët-Boigny 1905-1993 father of the Nation 33 years 1960-1993 Ivorian miracle + Basilica of Yamoussoukro 1990 largest church in the world 158 m St Peter's + Bédié 1999 coup + Gbagbo 2000-2011 + civil war 2002-2011 end Ouattara 2011, ANOMALY Côte d'Ivoire missing.
