Africa: Ivory Coast

Drogba, pictured here at an event in Paris in September, is a national hero in Ivory Coast. By Sia KAMBOU (AFP/File)

Drogba kicks off 'million trees' project in Ivory Coast

Nov 15, 2019

Football legend Didier Drogba helped launch a drive Friday to plant a million trees to halt deforestation in Ivory Coast ...

Former Ivory Coast political leader Charles Ble Goude faces a fresh trial by an Ivorian court. By Peter Dejong (POOL/AFP)

I.Coast ex-political leader Ble Goude faces Ivoria...

Nov 7, 2019

Former Ivory Coast political leader Charles Ble Goude faces a fresh trial by an Ivorian court, prosecutors said Thursday ...

Côte d’Ivoire petitions ICC to block Gbagbo acquit...

Oct 30, 2019

Côte d'Ivoire has filed an injunction at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, following the January acquittal ...

Opposition leader Henri Konan Bedie says he is concerned about the independence of the electoral commission ahead of a presidential election next year. By SIA KAMBOU (AFP)

Thousands of opposition supporters rally in Ivory ...

Oct 20, 2019

Tens of thousands of people attended a rally by the opposition Ivorian Democratic Party (PDCI) on Saturday in preparatio ...

Former parliament speaker and ex rebel leader, Guillaume Soro says he will run in Ivory Coast's 2020 presidential vote. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Ex Ivory Coast rebel chief Soro to run for preside...

Oct 18, 2019

Former Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro, also an ex-president of the country's parliament, said Friday he will ru ...

Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo was cleared of crimes against humanity in January. By MICHAEL KOOREN (POOL/AFP/File)

Gbagbo lawyer asks ICC to free I.Coast ex-leader

Oct 9, 2019

The lawyer for former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has asked the International Criminal Court to immediately an ...

Gbagbo faced charges of crimes against humanity over the 2010-2011 bloodshed. By Peter Dejong (ANP/AFP/File)

ICC prosecutor appeals acquittal of I.Coast's Gbag...

Sep 16, 2019

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court appealed on Monday against the shock acquittal of former Ivory ...

Thousands of heart patients in Ivory Coast are checked by telemedicine each year. By DAVID ESNAULT (AFP)

In Ivory Coast, telemedicine revolution proves ble...

Sep 14, 2019

Every time Catherine Coulibaly's 19-year-old son had to make a routine appointment with the cardiologist for his heart c ...

African Development Bank wins prestigious procurem...

Sep 9, 2019

Abidjan, C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire, 9 September, 2019 ndash; The African Development Bank has been recognised fo ...

Tens of thousands attended a funeral concert at Abijan's main stadium for Ivorian music star DJ Arafat who died in a motorbike crash last month. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

I.Coast arrests 12 in DJ Arafat tomb desecration p...

Sep 2, 2019

Ivorian police have detained 12 people as part of a probe into the desecration of DJ Arafat's tomb after fans opened the ...

DJ Arafat's coffin was placed at the centre of the football pitch. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Ivory Coast bids singer DJ Arafat farewell, fans o...

Aug 31, 2019

Fans of Ivorian singer DJ Arafat opened his coffin Saturday to take photos of the corpse, prompting police to fire tearg ...

Côte d'Ivoire prepares to say goodbye to DJ Arafat

Aug 30, 2019

Two weeks after the star of coupé-decalé died in a motorbike accident, more than 100,000 people are expected to attend F ...

Collapsed stalls burned in the market in Bouake a day after fire broke out in the night. By - (AFP)

Huge Ivory Coast market wrecked by fire

Aug 27, 2019

The main market in Bouake, Ivory Coast's second biggest city, was largely destroyed Tuesday in an overnight blaze, altho ...

The 'island' floats on a platform made from hundreds of thousands of discarded plastic bottles. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Ivory Coast's 'Floating Island' points to greener ...

Aug 25, 2019

The seaside resort offers visitors a cool drink or tasty meal, a dip in a pool, a karaoke session or an overnight stay, ...

The emerging alliance of Cote d'Ivoire's two forme...

Aug 14, 2019

One is currently out on parole in Brussels after being acquitted for war crimes; the other has joined the opposition aft ...

Authorities in Ivory Coast have launched a major mosquito-control campaign which includes spraying insecticides. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Yellow fever outbreak in Ivory Coast kills one: he...

Jul 31, 2019

Eighty-nine people have contracted yellow fever and one person has died in recent weeks during an outbreak in Ivory Coas ...

Bank And Partners Prioritise The African Education...

Jul 25, 2019

The African Development Bank, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa and the African Union are re ...