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In Abidjan
Trucks come and go between the sheet metal gates of the construction site.
In a cloud of dust, they seem to be feeding a gaping maw, that immense hole from which rise the first floors of Tower F. Seated in the shade of a mango tree, Yacouba distractedly watches the entrances and exits.
The young man is a guard, he saw the building slowly rise which should mark the resurrection of the Plateau, the business district of Abidjan, which sparkles between the waters of the Ebrié lagoon.
"Once finished, it will be the tallest tower in
Africa
"
, explains, a bit proud, the young goalkeeper.
On the architect's projections, the building largely dominates the other towers in the district, which are a little decrepit.
A symbol for a city that wants to affirm its rank as a world metropolis.
At 19, Yacouba was born during the civil war.
He did not know opulence…
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