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So high, they were exiled to an office in a shabby shack called the Hut, where their debates would not disturb others.

Over time, the camps have evolved, from the canvas tents and tin shacks of the 1950s into busy, overcrowded communities with some of the highest population densities in the world.

Many residents of densely-populated areas live in precarious conditions, treading through dust and living beneath tin shacks, a far cry from the lavish "Beverly Hills"-style villas of Cocody where ministers and football stars reside.

Tourists see abundance — the beach houses, the boutiques, the seafood shacks — but the year-round population lives in an entirely different economy.

Authorities cleared out unsightly obstructions along the main racing routes: roadside shacks, beggars and drunks, residents said.