The Ivorian prime minister said the improved service would help economic growth by increasing trade between the Hinterland and the commercial capital Abidjan.
On a recent afternoon in a neighborhood in southern Abidjan, several of Kouame's works were shown in a gallery often visited by foreign art collectors.
KOPIEU GOUGANOU, INSTITUTE OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY ABIDJAN: In the last few years, it's developed to the point where we produce fuel from recycled plastic.
Experts say the stretch of West Africa's coastline from Abidjan to Lagos is on track to become the world's largest megalopolis, and could be home to half a billion people by the end of this century.