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Real estate in Saint-Louis (Senegal): heritage island, coastal risk, land title and lease, what to check

In Saint-Louis, Senegal, location decides almost everything: regulated works on the island, coastal risk on the Langue de Barbarie, subdivision disputes in Ngallèle. Here are the checks to make, with the Senegalese texts behind them.

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Real estate in Thiès, Senegal: buying and renting with the right title, in the right zone

In Thiès, Senegal, a purchase depends on the land title, the notary and a check of the zones frozen since 2024. For rentals, the deposit is capped by decree.

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Real estate in Dakar: land titles, leases, délibérations, buying costs, renting and land traps

Renting or buying in Dakar: what land titles, leases and délibérations are worth, the costs set by the Tax Code, the two-month deposit cap of the 2023 decree and the land freezes. No invented prices: Imonga has no listings in Senegal.

Koffi A. Hounnou

Real estate in Korhogo (Côte d'Ivoire): buying land or renting, what the law says

In Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire, the title to aim for on urban land is the ACD, issued by the prefect. Titles, checks, notary and lease rules, with the Ivorian texts and no invented prices.

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Real estate in Yamoussoukro (Côte d'Ivoire): buying land, renting a home, what the law says

In Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, the ACD is what makes you the owner of urban land, and a residential lease is capped at two months' advance and two months' deposit. The law, the known figures for the city, and what no source publishes.

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Real estate in Bouaké (Côte d'Ivoire): buying, renting and land-title guide

Bouaké is drawing growing property demand from the centre of Côte d'Ivoire. This guide lists the documents to check, transfer costs and financing options for a secure purchase or rental.

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Real estate in Bingerville (Côte d'Ivoire): buying land with an ACD, renting with a written lease

In Bingerville, Côte d'Ivoire, the population more than doubled between the 2014 and 2021 censuses. This guide covers which title to demand before buying land, where an ACD application is filed and what the State portal says on deposit and advance rent.

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Real estate in Abidjan: ACD land titles, leases, off-plan purchases, social housing and traps to avoid

Renting or buying in Abidjan: the ACD and CMPF under the Urban Planning Code, advance rent and deposit capped at two months, off-plan rules, SICOGI now ANAH, and land traps. No invented prices: Imonga has no listings in Côte d'Ivoire.

Koffi A. Hounnou

Buying land in Cotonou: process, costs and land title security

How to buy land in Cotonou safely: verifying the land title, surveying, fees and ANDF transfer procedures.

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