Cote d’Ivoire: Heat Wave Worsening Inflation, Precarity

In Ivory Coast, living conditions are becoming increasingly precarious. Fruit and vegetable markets are struck by high inflation. The situation has worsened recently with a drop in produce because of the hot weather.

Gouro market is a popular spot right in the center of Abidjan, the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. It is here that almost all food crop vendors come to stock up.

But at present, some basic items, like tomatoes, chillies, eggplants, okra or bananas, are in short supply. And those…