Accra, Ghana vs Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Arguably, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire stand as two of West Africa's finest countries, their only distinction being the arbitrary line drawn by Britain and France. They share not just mutually intelligible languages and similar physical features, but also a deep bond that transcends borders. With a 720-kilometre border, Ghanaians and Ivoiriennes refuse to let the European border divide them. They stand together in times of joy and sorrow, celebrating each other's milestones and mourning together at funerals. This shared camaraderie is a testament to their shared history and culture.
Accra, a city of peace and progress, is a shining example of the rapid development in West Africa. It has opened its doors to all descendants of the Transatlantic slave trade, offering a new home and opportunities. In the past, Ghanaians were known as nomads, seeking better lives across the continent. But now, the tide has turned. Ghana no longer sees its people leaving; instead, it welcomes all of Africa into its vibrant capital, Accra, a testament to the country's growth and potential.
Côte d'Ivoire, as it wants to be called, is a country that has enjoyed stable economic progress with a solid infrastructure. Its economic stability attracted endless immigration from its northern neighbours through the tolerance of former president Félix Houphouët-Boigny. As soon as the father of the country passed, xenophobia took over the peaceful Côte d'Ivoire. Black African I, attacking black African B. I identify as Ivoirien, while B identifies as Burkinabe. The two brothers fought each other over who is the true bearer of the European identity imposed on them.
Fast-forward a decade, and Côte d'Ivoire is peaceful again. It has excellent beaches, five-star hotels, and a plethora of French and Westerners who call Abidjan home. It is safe, has a high standard of living (probably the highest in West Africa), and has above-average law-abiding citizens. I strongly recommend Abidjan.
Let us know your thoughts in the comment section, and we will engage.

[@BlairsNGhana]

I really enjoyed this video bro 💪🏿💙

[@BantuCityDiaries]

Thank you!

[@aboaboyahciciniko7132]

Congratulations Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 👍

[@ayoubasylla9838]

🇨🇮🇨🇮🇳🇬We Thank you, Africans need to accept criticism to improve Ours living standards, socioeconomic inequality, mediocracy, injustice ect..it's time for African to change with human and natural resources African can achieve anything,

[@amyt9011]

Thank you bro for talking about my hometown abidjan . And my country Ivory Coast. Miss home

[@jaynzoussi]

Good ones. I like your video

[@vickymo.2-studio]

I love your videos.one love from kenya

[@BantuCityDiaries]

Thanks so much

[@philipboateng5667]

Well, I’m a Ghanaian living abroad and truly love the criticism portrayed in your video. I hope you were being honest about it. It seems Abidjan won. Indeed, Accra continues to undergo significant construction and is likely to surpass Kenya's exceptional road infrastructure. Thanks for bringing up the corruption of our civil servants. Ghanaian police are fond of doing that, and I hope the government makes some amends to change it. Ghanaians love beautiful things, so the cars you saw were not for a show-off but rather for their enjoyment. It’s not Nigerians who introduced that lifestyle to Ghana. It's probably a common life between the two countries. Maybe Nigerians use luxury cars to show off, but in Ghana, it’s for fun. Ghana has a long way to go, so I hope doing the same comparison in the next five years will be different. I appreciate your constructive criticism, as long as you are not biased. We want the truth, so tell us where we fall short in your experience, as we are striving to become a better nation. Thank you.

[@BantuCityDiaries]

Thank you! I will learn from your statement.

[@paintsildesmond8495]

You did well bro. This is fare and objective.

[@XY-rh3if]

In 2020, I reenterd Lagos through the same airport I exited Lagos 3 degades ago and I was shocked and astonished at the same time to observe that the airport was stuck in time. In order words, nothing changed in the last 3 decades. No improvement Infact, airconditioners were nonfunctional at an international airport for that matter. I couldn't believe it. I sweated more than a loaf of bread in an oven. Suffice to say that Nigeria is not run as legitimate country but as a totally FAILED STATE.

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@XY-rh3if They appreciate church buildings and pastors more than they do their country. Nigeria's failures are unprecedented.

[@XY-rh3if]

@@newcustomer3033 Sounds like a typical Nigerian. You couldn't put up your invalid and baseless argument without being uncivil with your comments. Who do you think is stupid, is it someone who understands how well a country's international airport should be run or is it someone who hasn't done their research to understand how well other African nation's or overseas airport are run in comparison to how the Nigeria Airport is run before putting up an invalid and baseless argument about the fact? Until you switch from this mentality of defending the incompetencies of Nigerian leaders, including the governed like your self who're co-conspirators in ruining the country, you'll never get things right. I'll suggest you do your homework and stop being one of those who're defending bad management style, just because they're Nigerians

[@BiisoAl]

You were in Assinie enjoying yourself, go back to Ghana 🇬🇭 and check, ur video is too biased

[@KwakuAmo-qi8fj]

Did you really visited every part of these two cities?

[@lafranckai1008]

Please, check your grammar!​@@KwakuAmo-qi8fj

[@jydestev]

This guy is an Igbo guy I can bet my life on it

[@fredrickdenga7552]

I've enjoyed the video immensely, next time if you talk about megachurches, am sure there would be a lot of positive things to say about Nigeria😂😂see you soon in Addis Ababa brother

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@fredrickdenga7552 "megachurches" 😂

[@daderoland-cc8up]

😂😂

[@XY-rh3if]

I'm Nigerian and I approve these messages He's absolutely right! Nigeria has no emergency calling system and state ambulance system is non existent. The Police, including private businesses, generally either switch off their phones or ignore incoming calls because their lazy and non chalant asses couldn't possibly be bothered with incoming calls.

[@seydoutraore2867]

As ivorian, I'm supprised that there are no water supply and electricity for people in Nigeria. It suppose to be the first economy in African. Sorry for my English

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@seydoutraore2867 Your English was great, brother, and yes, over 90% of Nigeria has no running water. They dig holes, which are then used to pump water up an overhead tank and, from there, into the house. The water is not fit for drinking. The water on the island of Lagos, which is supposedly the affluent part of the city, smells like poo. After digging the hole, you must treat the water, or you could get poisoned if consumed. Over 70% of Nigerians go to bed daily without electricity. Urban areas in major cities could get up to six hours per day. One last thing: Nigeria is not the number one economy in Africa. South Africa, Egypt, and Algeria (in that sequence) are the largest economies. Nous vous remercions d'avoir apprécié la vidéo, et merci pour le commentaire.

[@seydoutraore2867]

@@BantuCityDiaries waouh ! I'm desappointed

[@ApexKing00]

​@@BantuCityDiarieswhat sort bullsh*t is this, 70% of Nigerians how?? On a weekly basis water is been distributed my residential area on Thursday and it's been stored, if you don't want to be storing water you build an overhead tank where you can access water whenever you need to. I don't sleep in darkness, I repeat we don't sleep in darkness my house have no generator there's electricity in my residential area. Electricity was gone for 3hrs today and was restored back, ppl were switching off there appliances bc of high voltage it was burning down things, the water in my refrigerator is completely frozen, 2 months ago power were only gone for an hour, last year was constant electricity for 24hrs You can only expect long hours for no electricity when rain falls 7hrs of no power, if it's a rain storm that pulls down trees and poles don't expect lights for a day or 2days. Yes we don't drink overhead tank and tap water they are use for cooking, laundry and car wash. In Nigeria we drink bottle water or sachets water. Pls Lagos is not the whole Nigeria, Lagos just hold 21M ppl There are more 200M ppl among other states in the country

[@ApexKing00]

​@@seydoutraore2867 He's saying nothing but lies

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@ApexKing00 Well, clearly you are pathetic liar, and I will spend no time on you!

[@user-ne1bs9xe1t]

Accra Ghana Almighty

[@sira29179]

❤❤❤

[@nathanielkoffy1842]

S'il vous plaît, prochainement faîtes une traduction en français en sous titre

[@s.tanh9818]

Il faut apprendre l'anglais.... ça t'aidera beaucoup dans la vie

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@s.tanh9818 Apprendre une langue n'est pas facile, surtout quand on a déjà dépassé l'âge de 16 ans. Alors, faut pas dire apprendre l'anglais comme si c'etait un menu à la carte. C'est bien vrai que l'anglais est plus utilisé dans notre monde d'aujourd'hui, il faut comprendre que ce n'est pas tout le monde qui a la tête pour les langues.

[@nathanielkoffy1842]

@@s.tanh9818 c'est quoi ce complexe qui vous font toujours croire que vous les francophones devriez apprendre obligatoirement la langue anglaise pour votre culture ? Et eux ?

[@XY-rh3if]

Correction to your statement about the inexistence of clean pipe born water in Nigeria. Abuja actually has clean pipe born water that's supplied through a maintained dam. However, it only exists in Abuja, and most people aren't even aware. You're legally not obligated by law to tap into it when you construct your home. So, many houses still rely on the bore hole system. If you do choose to tap into the system, then you get either a monthly or quarterly bill. I'm not sure about the frequency of the bill receipt but I'm confident that the system does exists in Abuja only because I once rented a house that was connected to the city water system

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@XY-rh3if I referred to Abuja and some cities. Central Abuja is far less than 10% of Nigeria. Some urban areas have them, too, but they come once every blue moon. I know Abuja well, so you are right. Thanks for pointing that out. It is always a pleasure to hear from you.

[@abrahamopokuzumaro6884]

Concerning the economy, kindly check again pls. Ghana GDP is 77 Billions and Côte d’Ivoire is 70 Billion.

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@abrahamopokuzumaro6884 South Africa: $373 billion Egypt: $347 billion Algeria: $262 billion Nigeria: $252 billion Ethiopia: $205 billion Morocco: $152 billion Kenya: $104 billion Angola: $92 billion Ivory Coast: $86 billion Tanzania: $79 billion Ghana did not even make the top 10. Below is one of many sources. businessday.ng/news/article/africas-gdp-giants-top-10-largest-economies-of-2024-imf/

[@pamessouwalla6581]

Congratulations to these three West African capitals: Abidjan, Accra and Lagos.

[@aboaboyahciciniko7132]

Congratulations to lagos for what reason? for no tap water? or no electricity? or no 5-star hotel? Or no electric car charger?

[@daderoland-cc8up]

@@aboaboyahciciniko7132 😂😂

[@elegantlady1158]

If you judge Abidjan by the plateau area, you will be misleading your audience. Abidjan at large....i mean the Greater part of Abidjan cannot match greater Accra at any angle. I have been to both cities btw

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@elegantlady1158 Watch again, and this time, listen well. Roads (streets, motorways, dual carriage, contraflow, etc), for Abidjan. Bridges (intersections, changers, etc) Structures (The achitectural blueprint of a city, its entire urban structure, etc), for Abidjan Public transportation, for Abidjan World standard five-star hotel: Abidjan has more, for Abidjan Average Salary: Abidjan GDP: Abidjan Size: Abidjan, more than twice Accra. I can go on, to come here and pretend otherwise is unreasonable.

[@benbewa]

Ghanians and their empty boasts.Ghana has never experienced any civil war,why is ivory ocast way above ghana then?Abidjan went through 2 civil wars,yet it is still on top of accra.Now,imagine ivory coast never experienced these wars,where would it be?

[@jeankevin3707]

As an Ivorian, I'm shocked at the point that Nigeria lacks those commodities. How comes that they don't have clean water, electricity,... ?

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@jeankevin3707 Simply put, incompetence, greed, and the need for ethnic dominance come before 230 million Nigerians.

[@awacherif1689]

🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮😏

[@daderoland-cc8up]

On est ensemble 🇨🇮

[@samisrael4931]

As a Ghanaian, I can tell you that most of the parameters you used in your comparison were misleading. You did not explore Ghana well and had limited information in your comparison. Look at the top 10 cities in Africa with GDP and you would know your comparison is misleading. Abijan is not developed than Accra bro.

[@great7939]

Accra is wonderful. But please don't tell me accra is far head of Abidjan. Be fair to Accra but Abidjan is ahead.

[@UnitedAfrica-uw9ct]

1 🇿🇦 South Africa $401B 2 🇳🇬 Nigeria $395B 3 🇪🇬 Egypt $358B 4 🇩🇿 Algeria $239B 5 🇪🇹 Ethiopia $192B 6 🇲🇦 Morocco $157B 7 🇰🇪 Kenya $115B 8 🇦🇴 Angola $93B 9 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire $87B 10 🇹🇿 Tanzania $86B (NOMINAL GDP FOR 2023) source WB

[@elegantlady1158]

Don't lose your voice dear, i know their plateau is quite good but Accra at large is way ahead of Abidjan. I have been to both cities. I guess thier new roads has also uplifted the face of the city. İf you judge Abidjan base on the plateau, your conclusions will be misleading. Accra as in Greater part of Accra looks and feel better than Abidjan. Mind you i love Abidjan. My opinion

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@UnitedAfrica-uw9ct How disingenuous! IMF 2024 and World Bank records. Africa's largest economies: x.com/BantuPage/status/1782444093538259002/photo/1 South Africa - $401 billion Egypt - $348 billion Algeria - $267 billion Nigeria - $252 billion Morocco - $157 billion Joker!!!

[@samisrael4931]

@@elegantlady1158 people tend to judge developments by high rise buildings. But those are not indicators of development.

[@nsohayamga2817]

I don't know where you get your GDP information but they are incorrect. Yes, Ivory Coast GDP is more than Ghana but not the amount that you put there. Please my brother. don't mislead the public. The GDP difference between Ghana and Ivory Coast is 1 Billion. Ivory Coast 74 Billion and Ghana 73 Billion. GDP in Ivory Coast is expected to reach 74.78 USD Billion by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ivory Coast GDP is projected to trend around 79.64 USD Billion in 2025 and 85.46 USD Billion in 2026, according to our econometric models. GDP in Ghana is expected to reach 78.51 USD Billion by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ghana GDP is projected to trend around 82.20 USD Billion in 2025 and 86.06 USD Billion in 2026, according to our econometric models. That 85 Billion is what Ivory Coast is expected in the coming years and that doesn't mean they have that Amount now. For expectation, you don't do video over it and give Assurance because anything can happen tomorrow. And you never know. You can never be 100% sure, what the state of the economy will be in the next few years.

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@nsohayamga2817 You really need some basic Googling. 2024 figures below: South Africa: $373 billion Egypt: $347 billion Algeria: $262 billion Nigeria: $252 billion Ethiopia: $205 billion Morocco: $152 billion Kenya: $104 billion Angola: $92 billion Ivory Coast: $86 billion Tanzania: $79 billion Ghana did not even make the top 10. Below is one of many sources. businessday.ng/news/article/africas-gdp-giants-top-10-largest-economies-of-2024-imf/

[@aboaboyahciciniko7132]

Zoo nigeria

[@edidyable]

Is this a comparison between Ivory Coast and Ghana or Nigeria and Ghana. Your video is all over the place. You need to be focus. It is not making sense.

[@user-wn1sl2is9c]

The people of ivory cost came from the Ashanties in Ghana ,same names ,same language and same culture

[@inzadosso-rz3xb]

Some people or the people ? I'm ivorian and i don't belong to.

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@inzadosso-rz3xb You are right, 100%. Sometimes, when you speak in general terms, it can come across totalitarian-like. What I meant was that both countries have some mutual ethnic groups and languages. Thank you for stopping by and pointing out the correction.

[@s.tanh9818]

Abou a 1/3 of the ivorians

[@johnkwabenatakyi5070]

Ivory coast is never a second highest GDP in West Africa is rather Ghana.check and come back

[@suntanglory]

You are more fascinated by Nigeria than you realize,this is suppose to be accra and ivory coast video yet you talk more about Nigeria...You make me feel sorry for the black race,you walk by sight rather than objectivity.Show us the second,third,fourth city in ivory coast then,everything in ivory coast is Abidjan,outside abidjan there is not much to speak of..Comparing 113km square luanda to Abuja tell me everything about how you see things.A country that produces more oil than Nigeria yet the capital is 113km square,the 2nd city is comparable to orlu,nnewi,ughelli,sapele,ogbomosho places that are not even class as cities in Nigeria.lf you put everything in Nigeria in 113km2,Nigeria will have more than 100 luanda,everything in Nigeria in the size of Abidjan nigeria will have more than 50 Abidjan easily.No,Nigeria does not invest all her resources in Abuja like other African countries because we are building over 37 state capital/cities at the same time..Let that sink in for a second..

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@suntanglory Angola: Firstly, greater Luanda is bigger than greater Lagos. There also: Lubango Huambo Cabinda Benguela Malanje Lobito Luena I can go on. Côte d'Ivoire: Firstly, Abidjan is not the capital; Yamoussoukro is. Yamoussoukro Bouake Daloa San-Pédro Divo Korhogo Gagnoa Anyama I can go on for a while. You go ahead and dream on, like Nigeria is this great place. I'm not sure why you Nigerians like to live in denial. Nigeria is not fit for purpose.

[@suntanglory]

@@BantuCityDiaries Angola,all those towns is still smaller than most towns in Nigeria..Benguela does not compare to Warri or Nnewi or sapele just more beautiful. Ivory coast,yamaussoukro has nothing,just a big church,there is hardly a city there.Buaoke does not compare to any capital city in Nigeria,San pedro is a little town by the sea...Yes,more planned and besutiful..The only thing l would agree with you on which you don't seems to talk much about is physical town planning/development.l do think most Nigerian cities need urban regeneration,planning and beautification more than anything else.None of these cities you talk about has the financial muscles of lagos, Nigerian leaders lack taste for beautification.

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@suntanglory Hello! Hello! And hello! These countries have far fewer people than Nigeria. Which is a good thing, by the way. Their cities, which you call towns, are proportionate to the population. Please don't waste my time with your emotionally charged scribbles!!!

[@seydoutraore2867]

As ivorian, I'm supprised that there is no water supply and electricity in Nigeria for residents.

[@suntanglory]

@@seydoutraore2867 There is,don't mind him.Most people still have borehole because most city is expanding that the government pipeline..There is electricity but it's not 24/7,some areas have it longer than others...

[@briantahs1841]

I'm not a Nigerian but your video is petty and insulting Nigeria u are comparing Accra to Abidjan but spending time insulting Nigerian with negative nonsense

[@aboaboyahciciniko7132]

How can you be nigerian? A country without five star hotel? no electricity no tap water the only choice you have is to denial.

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@briantahs1841 Instead of whining and mocking the English language, focus that energy on proving me wrong. What did I say about Nigeria that was untrue?

[@BantuCityDiaries]

@aboaboyahciciniko7132 I get it, English isn't your tenth language; but listening I thought was a given. Poor @aboaboyahciciniko7132 !!!

[@aboaboyahciciniko7132]

@@BantuCityDiaries what’s going on here mr.man.

[@jydestev]

Because he’s a Biafraud