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A view of a neighbourhood in Adjame, Abidjan on July 30, 2026. Abidjan's population has doubled in 20 years but the housing supply remains insufficient. [AFP]
For months, Veronique and Faustin Kla have looked for a home in Abidjan, tired of juggling their finances in the hunt for a place to raise their one-year-old son, Junior.
As in many fast-growing cities across Africa, finding affordable, decent housing is an increasingly costly headache for residents of Ivory Coast's economic capital.
"We had a budget of 80,000 CFA francs ($142), but as the search dragged on, we increased it a bit to 100,000," Faustin told AFP during a viewing, with a look of discouragement.
