Africa: Ivory Coast

Land Conference Ends With Call For Actions To Help Root Corruption Out Of Sector

Nov 30, 2019

The 2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa ended in Abidjan Friday with academic institutions pledging to work with ...

CLPA2019: Effective Land Governance Critical To Af...

Nov 26, 2019

Effective land governance is critical to achieving Africa rsquo;s development, particularly the continent rsquo;s 50- ...

Corruption under spotlight at Africa land policy c...

Nov 22, 2019

All is set for the third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-2019) which kicks off Monday in Abi ...

A file photo of Lalaina Nomenjanahary, whose two goals helped Madagascar trounce Niger 6-2 Tuesday in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. By Giuseppe CACACE (AFP)

Ethiopia shock Ivory Coast and six-goal Madagascar...

Nov 19, 2019

Ethiopia came from behind to shock the Ivory Coast 2-1 and Madagascar crushed Niger 6-2 in fierce heat as 2021 Africa Cu ...

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 ...

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 ...