Ivory Coast: The Precarious Daily Life of Street Vendors

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In Abidjan, hundreds of street vendors brave the traffic to sell their goods in the middle of the cars. Telephone mounts, inflatable children's pool, banana chips. These women and men do not miss ideas to attract drivers, taking advantage of a city saturated by traffic. These precarious workers put their lives in danger for modest gains. Small jobs often occupied by Nigerians, Malians or Burkinabe