[1] The emerging Jewish community in Ivory Coast has its roots in the International Kabbalah Centres that have been established throughout Africa.
A group of Kabbalah practitioners led by Cornet Alexandre Zouko decided to begin practicing Orthodox Judaism.
Under Zouko's guidance, members of the community began to learn how to daven and observe Jewish holidays, as well as studied Hebrew.
Unlike many African Jews who live in poverty, the emerging Jewish community in Abidjan is primarily middle class.
[4] In 2018, a Chabad house was established in Abidjan to primarily serve Israeli residents and visitors.