Despite significant discoveries, Ivory Coast heritage sites are under threat from urbanization and soil exploitation. Archaeologists sound the alarm about the lack of protection in these areas.

In the Ivory Coast, archaeologists are sounding the alarm as coastal heritage sites are threatened by urbanisation and soil exploitation. These areas have no special protection despite significant artefacts being uncovered during earlier excavations - later halted due to a lack of funding. FRANCE 24's team reports from the ground