Honestly, anytime you see gunfire in the streets and rumors about a possible coup in a place like Ivory Coast, people in business get super freaked out. It’s not just about being scared for your safety (though that’s a big deal too), it’s about what might happen to money you’ve invested, factories, shops, or even small street businesses. I remember reading about how, during the last crisis there, everything just shut down for days, and stores got looted. So, if you run a business or have money tied up in Ivory Coast, this kind of chaos is a nightmare.

Investors hate not knowing what’s going to happen next. A panic like this can crash the currency’s value, force companies to close, and make people lose their jobs. It reminds me of when my uncle’s business almost tanked just because of political trouble where he lived. So, yeah, the panic is real, because one bad government move or leader change can mess up years of work and money put into the country.