Deadliest Roads | Ivory Coast: Gold and Cocoa Rush | Free Documentary

foreigner foreigner how um assistance like Yao are paid to check tickets carry luggage but also to entertain customers with spectacular stunts because a passenger who is entertained is a passenger who will return uh his Balancing Act is inspired by a battle dance that is practice in the neighborhoods there are several movements required hey, so she is a new delivery who works as assistants, they only earn one euro 50 per day, it is not much, but as everyone says, the adrenaline compensates for their small salary, the young people of Ivory Coast and its energy drive the country forward. has made it the world's leading producer of coconut cashews, not to mention cotton and many other products.

Ivory Coast has become the richest country in West Africa, known for its

cocoa

production. I'm sure foreigners going from one city to another is always an adventure for Ivorians. lost count of the number of deaths caused by homemade vehicles the price of

cocoa

boosts the country's economy that is why when it falls Ivory Coast suffers to alleviate poverty the country is developing its industry but modernization has not yet reached the foreign field it is because Some people try to escape poverty by digging for

gold

. The faces of foreigners are intimidating, but their will to move forward is much greater.

Everyone here calls him the Old Man, a sign of respect towards the last driver in the region who maintained a link with the most remote villages. His truck is. ready for the scrapyard young foreigners foreigners restore the old vehicle and put it in shape everyone owes him a favor thanks to his bravery families can keep in touch with their loved ones but, at 64 years old, yaku is tired and would like Passing the track to his eldest son, Dao, however, getting his hands dirty and tackling the

roads

is not exactly the future dreamed of by the young man abroad, his father sees him as a future road star, the passengers pile up but no one complains, everyone appreciates the opportunity to be on board.

A vehicle with four wheels and an engine running, the road is not very long, about 45 short kilometers, but in this rainy period it takes Yaku between six and eight hours to reach the last town. It's discouraging but it's a remarkable feat, that's 40 years of driving. yakub has never had an accident while waiting to replace his father Dao acts as assistant without him the journey is impossible this road that has never been maintained discourages even the bravest foreigners the passengers are not yet Outside the forest yaku charges three euros per passenger but men have to contribute more with their labor yes, yes, on the road the bridges are rarely in good condition, the planks are regularly stolen to make fires.

You are always impressed to see his father remain calm in the face of the struggles they have to repair. the same Bridge they travel more and more the father and son want to arrive before it gets dark sleeping under the stars is not an option since there are many children on the trip but it doesn't look very good in two hours they have only traveled 10 kilometers foreign formula One of the drivers could not imagine how slow this vehicle is the Bajan everything God does is good I love you all lateness does not prevent happiness good luck positive messages to see the good side of life at the Genoa bus station since the 1970s the Bajan has been a staple this minibus built by Renault has been out of service for a long time but here some talented mechanics are restoring it to its original state cartoons old trucks are used as a base its weak point is its outdated shock absorbers that break all the Foreign time never fails to fix them like all the other parts of his Bhajan, they break down one after another moment.

He has been trying to fix the old truck for two days and these conditions, repairs take time and for a driver time is money at his request. The mechanics worked quickly and your Bhajan leaves the garage at the end of the day getting the vehicle repaired fairly quickly. Zoom's car is at risk of breaking down. The bus station in Genoa appears to be in chaos, however, it only appears when each driver is waiting for his turn. Before picking up the passengers, whoever they are, Zoom is nervous and wants to get going quickly to make up for the two days he lost in the garage.

He has 22 seats. Zoom has asked his assistants to add 10 more seats to attract passengers. He made them a nice external promise. Discontent is increasing. The 60 kilometers from Genoa to Guayo is an ordeal to top it all off. Zoom keeps his foot on the accelerator. He has an idea in mind, that is, if the car's mechanics hold up and on this road, he will reach the destination. end is always uncertain, however it remains one of the most important

roads

in the region between March and October its traffic increases significantly the entire country is busy harvesting cocoa beans that produce profits in 40 years Côte d'Ivoire has become the leader world in cocoa producer a beautiful title with a bitter taste this tremendous financial opportunity benefits the population very little and has dramatic repercussions in the foreign field at a time when most children go to school others go into the forest works of eleven years old in his father's cocoa field with his friends and the rest of his family they remember this between harvests they go to school but other than that their daily life is hard boy please I have walked more than two hours together through the hill when they arrive at the field the children call their father according to UNICEF there are more than 500,000 children working in the cocoa fields foreign foreign foreign at the end of the day and the little workers have a good snack in the jungle they have gone up to the sky it is the mating season for the termites that the Queens leave to found new colonies some of them will not get very far in the Ivory Coast there are no large cocoa fields but thousands of small producers work together for a common goal the delivery men take their beans to the warehouses Zakaria spends his days scolding his assistant according to the driver is to toughen him up and teach him discipline on the road accidents happen all the time he gets the dog Zakaria has just loaded three tons of cocoa beans although he hasn't touched any of the bags the manager of the Cooperative would like to have his shipments protected before the rain arrives Zakaria has other worries but Laurie is waiting for them 50 kilometers later he will transport the beams to the port perhaps the cargo will not be delivered today the truck faces its first maximum speed less than average hour after departure, come here foreigner and after an hour of effort pass through the roads of the Ivory Coast, every meter traveled is a victory, the drivers advance without complaint with only one thing in mind: arrive quickly to find a new charges while Zachariah struggles to go over 10 kilometers per hour 300 kilometers later on Zoom the Bajan driver drives at full speed without a single concern for the dangers of the road ahead he made a mistake the passengers are not exactly relaxed and for a good reason the delivery is on time but it is not always enough to tolerate the fact that the shock absorber repaired the day before breaks down they narrowly escaped a catastrophe the passengers are shocked but no one is hurt foreign celebrities foreign passengers are trapped two kilometers from their destination in the Ivory Coast roads solidarity is essential without it, many truckers would be stuck on the side of the road for days.

The repaired shock absorber holds up miraculously. Zoom is not heading to the garage but to the bus station. With another trip he can pay for the repairs. If you reach your destination, the foreign state of the roads is crippling the Ivory Coast economy, it can take days to travel across the country, especially in the rainy season, cool, who everyone calls, the old man, knows everything In the region, he is the last to be insured. The connection with the most remote towns is the trip is hard for the passengers in three hours they have only traveled 20 kilometers of 45. 00 this is foreign Forest had no choice but to walk yesterday six hours later they are finally home Well, come on, the A foreigner earns 46 euros, a good sum that allows him to support his six children.

Tao, his eldest son, can't stand seeing him suffer on the road every school vacation. The student comes with him. He knows the sacrifice his father made. ensure a good future for his children a foreigner when he finishes high school Dal has to decide between two careers a singer or a civil servant who does not want to listen to him it is unthinkable for him that his son does not take care of the foreigner although he does everything possible to helping his father Dao is worried about inheriting the truck however the problem of inheriting the truck will not be in vain it will play an important role in the young man's destiny Above This appears to be a forest but it is not these cocoa trees The fields interspersed with dead trees indicate that 80 percent of the forest has been destroyed to produce more cocoa, but another resource appears to be causing even more devastation in the area.

Today, workers who used to work in the fields are digging for

gold

. The vein that will save them from poverty 15 meters below the risk is always present, but that does not matter between dying of hunger while growing cocoa or getting rich by facing the risk. Men like Remarek can easily choose. These rocks contain gold. Those that contain the most gold are found at a depth of about 20 meters below the outside there is not much but enough to dream about Ramarik refuses to work all his life in the cocoa field the outside on the surface the stones are c

rush

ed and then sift a little more those who do not have the strength to dig tunnels are scraping and washing the foreign land for these families who search for gold or grow cocoa it is the same suffering foreign struggle they never give up, no matter what it is that is the motto of the Ivorians Zachariah and his Lamin assistants are trying to deliver their cocoa beans 50 kilometers from the road where a truck is waiting to take them to the port, it is not a long distance but getting there requires intense effort in six hours of travel, only They traveled 35 kilometers especially for the assistance to all Zacharia takes two hours to travel the last 15 kilometers to the truck it is difficult to imagine that the world's leading coconut producer would let its road network deteriorate so much as they emerge the courage of the Ivorian drivers is definitely a factor, no matter what.

Goods always arrive at the right place, so no one in the government really considers the state of the roads to be a real problem for abroad. This main road is one of the most important for transporting goods in Côte d'Ivoire and leads directly to the port of Abidjan. Abroad, drivers face 350 kilometers of damaged road when a patch of asphalt appears, everyone speeds around the holes, making the road particularly deadly with more than 5000 deaths in 2018. The driver does not bother to He checks his truck and drives away again. immediately the poor condition of the vehicles is partly the cause of the numerous accidents, in contrast one section of the road has fewer accidents than others it seems that a guardian angel watches over the drivers not on the road was hit by a car when He was younger, the idea of ​​begging was unbearable for him so despite his paralyzed leg he set a goal s foreigner foreigner his bravery saves lives thanks to him the holes disappear and trucks, cars and motorcycles travel much slower throughout the day to thank for maintaining the On the road, the Ivorians do not lack courage and it is better that way their life is not so easy here.

Dao and his father are still going through difficult times on the way abroad. They are trying to reach the last town in the forest. It's been a while. Since any other vehicle has attempted to arrive, the town has been completely isolated for more than a month. Foreigner even though he has been holding the wheel for seven hours without a break. Yaku doesn't want to stop the platform. Legends. Alright. Foreigner does not want. taking his father's place the young man dreams of an easier life abroad the end of the trip has not yet come he has been driving or rather trying to drive for eight hours now in the back the passengers at least have something to give them Help while spending time abroad still find the strength to teach your child the art and way out of a difficult situation.

After 12 hours, the end of the ordeal comes, as well as a change of heart for the father. Foreigner, the opportunity to forge a better future for yourself. An education If the 500,000 children who work in the cocoa fields returned to school like Dao, the youth of the Ivory Coast would lead their country to great success. Is everyone talking about you?