{"id":922,"date":"2025-06-22T13:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/?p=922"},"modified":"2025-06-22T13:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:11:50","slug":"senegal-vs-cote-divoire-who-will-claim-west-africas-fastest%e2%80%91growing-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/senegal-vs-cote-divoire-who-will-claim-west-africas-fastest%e2%80%91growing-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal vs C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire: Who will claim West Africa\u2019s fastest\u2011growing economy?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye\u2019s push to reduce dependence on foreign powers stands in sharp contrast with Alassane Ouattara\u2019s liberal economic model. Could Senegal outpace C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire in the battle for regional dominance?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ninety minutes couldn\u2019t separate the Elephants and the Lions of Teranga. On 30 January 2024, a packed Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro hosted a dream Round of 16 clash in the\u00a0Africa Cup of Nations<\/a>: C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, the host nation that had scraped through the group stage, against defending champions\u00a0Senegal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The deadlock held until penalties, when the Ivorians finally edged out a win. But the rivalry between these two West African heavyweights runs far deeper than football. From economic clout to geopolitical reach, Senegal and\u00a0C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/a> have long vied for leadership in francophone West Africa,\u00a0and within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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