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International Business Times
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Pierre DONADIEU with Cintia NABI CABRAL

FOUND: Ivory coast tilts economy from farming to natural resources - What They Never Told You

The number of Ivory Coast mining permits and projects in process have tripled since 2012 (Credit: AFP)

The discovery of huge deposits of natural resources including oil, gas and gold in the Ivory Coast is pushing the country's economy in a new direction as it explores its underground potential.

Over the last three years, the West African country -- traditionally focused on agriculture, in particular cocoa -- has leaned into a new role as an oil and gas producer.

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