Ivorian second-hand market profit from crisis

  1. Posted on Monday 20 July 2009 - 14:07
    AfricaNews editor
    Selay Marius, Africanews reporter in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
    Second-hand goods - cloth, electronic gadgets and home appliances - are selling like hot cake in Ivory Coast in this time of global economic crisis. At 'Black' - the second hand market - Ivorians are trooping there because the goods are cheaper than those in the main stores.
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    ~~~~~~~~~~~~Selay Marius reports from Abidjan~~~~~~~~~~~~

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