Chef Melanie Zenaib Bancé has not left the cooker since 17 December to conquer the Guinness Book of Cooking Marathon; the goal is to make 16.000 dishes from 293 menus from all regions of the country, that will be donated to needy people and hospitals

Ivory Coast's culinary speciality attiéké, a manioc-based dish of couscous-like consistency, has become part of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage

The know-how linked to the preparation of attiéké, an ancestral and emblematic dish of Côte d'Ivoire, has been included in the list of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of Côte d'Ivoire

Former Ivorian Prime Minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan was nominated as the candidate of the Ivorian Popular Front in the 2025 presidential election with 99,34% of the votes cast by some 4.500 voters