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Abidjan, Aug 31, 2026 (AFP) - I.Coast home-hunters' saga highlights Africa housing crunch

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2026-08-31
For months, Veronique and Faustin Kla have looked for a home in Abidjan, tired of juggling their finances in the hunt for a place to raise their one-year-old son, Junior. As in many fast-growing cities across Africa, finding affordable, decent housing is an increasingly costly headache for residents of Ivory Coast's economic capital. "We had a budget of 80,000 CFA francs ($142), but as the search dragged on, we increased it a bit to 100,000," Fau......
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