Ivory Coast

France will return to the country the talking drum called Djidji Ayôkwé, from the Ebrie community, which was an instrument of communication and resistance for the indigenous populations at the time of French colonisation

The buying price of cocoa to farmers was set to 825 CFA francs (€1,25) per kilo, a fall by 17,5% compared to the opening of the last season when the so-called "election price" was in force, with producers being paid 1.000 CFA francs (€1,52/kg)

Simone Gbagbo, the country's former first lady, has launched a new movement in her support, which many believe could be a possible prelude to a political party

To contrast widespread misinformation and low acceptance of the vaccine, a nationwide awareness campaign was launched, with mobile clinics and the support of influencers and religious or community leaders, with exemplary results for the area

Successful television presenter Yves de Mbella was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence for advocating rape and insulting morals after he received as a guest a repentant former rapist

The first Ebola patient in the country in 25 years has recovered; however, the hunt for contacts continues to block possible transmission from the woman

Former president Laurent Gbagbo, founder of the Front Populaire Ivoirien, now plagued by strong divisions, has proposed the creation of a new political party and the announcement has generated much attention

The Sudanese-style mosques in the north of the country have been added to the Unesco World Heritage list, 8 small mosques characterised by protruding beams, vertical buttresses crowned with ceramics or ostrich eggs, and tapered minarets

With funding from the IFC and the WB programme, medical clinics will be helped to acquire equipment, supporting the country's growth into a regional medical center

Ivoirian chemical engineer Noël N'guessan has won the 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for an invention that enables small-scale farmers in West Africa to efficiently manage and generate income from organic waste

The International Finance Corporation and the African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa will work together to increase the skills, incomes and access to finance of thousands of smallholder women farmers