Luxury cars - Porsches, Range Rovers and even Maseratis - are no strange sight weaving through the old bangers that rumble along Abidjan's chaotic streets, another indication of the emergence of a wealthy class in Africa. Each of the vehicles costs at least tens of thousands of euros, representing decades of work for an Ivorian earning the minimum wage, even after it was recently hiked 60 percent to 60,000 CFA francs (around 90 euros, (Dollar) 125) a month. Yet ...Sunday, 29 December 2013
Africa: the New Hub of Luxury Cars
Luxury cars - Porsches, Range Rovers and even Maseratis - are no strange sight weaving through the old bangers that rumble along Abidjan's chaotic streets, another indication of the emergence of a wealthy class in Africa. Each of the vehicles costs at least tens of thousands of euros, representing decades of work for an Ivorian earning the minimum wage, even after it was recently hiked 60 percent to 60,000 CFA francs (around 90 euros, (Dollar) 125) a month. Yet ...
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