A West African Slender-snouted Crocodile is pictured in its enclosure at the zoo of Abidjan, Ivory Coast September 9, 2016. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

News personality Katie Couric, left, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, center, and model Chrissy Teigen mingle during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Washington. (Photo by Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

ABC's “Dancing with the Stars”, Season 30 stars American Latin and ballroom dancer and choreographer Jenna Johnson (L) and American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality JoJo Siwa on September 17, 2021. (Maarten de Boer/ABC via Getty Images)

A woman sells chips in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on August 09, 2019. World's number one cacao producer Ivory Coast's capital Abidjan set peace after the 201011 Ivorian crisis. Women in Abidjan work in various jobs to help their families' budget. (Photo by Mahmut Serdar Alakus/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Canadian actor Percy Hynes White and American actress Jenna Ortega at the 80th Golden Globes After Party Powered By Billboard held at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)

A supporter of the opposition parties shouts asking for peace as riot police are block access to the house of the former president Henri Konan Bedie, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, November 3, 2020. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)

A period of relative stability has put the Iranian capital No1 on the list of world cities that have achieved biggest improvements in liveability over the past five years, as calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The “most improved” top 10 contains some unexpected names. So, eg, the fourth place: Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Latest ranking: 128; Ranking five years ago: 131; Five-year index movement: 3.8%. Here: A supporter of Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara campaigns in a market in the city’s Koumassi quarter. (Photo by Sia Kambou/AFP Photo)

A female vendor sells Christmas and New Year paraphernalia from her stall at a roadside in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 16 December 2022. A few days before the Christmas holidays and with the celebrations of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in sight, the shopping for seasonal decoration in the West African city is at its peak. (Photo by Legnan Koula/EPA/EFE)