Africa Ivory Coast Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bedie, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died at the age of 89
Africa Ivory Coast The European Deforestation Regulation (Eudr) is officially operational in the country, requiring companies to ensure that cocoa and cocoa products imported into the EU are produced in a way that does not encourage deforestation
Africa Ivory Coast Cavally Forest is one of the last dense forests in the country, a place of biodiversity threatened by deforestation - from 16 to less than 3 million hectares from 1960 to 2021; new partners have recently joined the reforestation and protection project
Africa Ivory Coast Approximately 42% of primary school teachers are absent from class when school principal is not present, according to 2022 Educational Service Indicators Survey; the absence of teachers from school and classes is more frequent in state schools
Africa Ivory Coast About a hundred kilometres east of Abidjan, an ambulance ship went into operation at the beginning of June to serve more than 14 villages bordering the lagoon that already had difficult access in terms of travel
Africa Ivory Coast The president of the African People's Party of Côte d'Ivoire, former head of state Laurent Gbagbo, has submitted a request to the local Independent Electoral Commission of Angré to ask for his reinstatement in the Ivorian provisional electoral list
Africa Ivory Coast Turning crises into advantages is the goal of the 2023 edition of the Africa CEO Forum that will take place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 5 and 6 June 2023
Africa Ivory Coast The cotton harvest for the 2023-24 season will increase by 69% compared to last season, as stated by the Minister of Agriculture; 400.000 tonnes of cottonseed are planned for an area of 400.000 hectares
Africa Ivory Coast Associations “Des Livres Pour Tous" and "Making Waves" have awarded the winners of the inter-school contest ”le Projet l’Afrique en conte" - “Telling Africa” in a ceremony held in Treichville, in the frame of the Abidjan International Book Fair
Africa Ivory Coast The party of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has announced the creation of a body to combat electoral fraud, four months after the regional and municipal elections and two years after the presidential elections
Africa Ivory Coast In Abidjan's Plateau district, an emblematic building of the Brutalist architectural style, the Pyramid, is currently undergoing renovation and mural decoration
Africa Ivory Coast Baulé communities have come together to celebrate 'Paquinou', a festival for the people who, wearing masks of spirits and ancestors, perform celebratory dances, drink traditional alcoholic beverage from palm distillation and celebrate Christian mass
Africa Ivory Coast For the construction of a basketball hall in Abidjan, first steps have been taken by the president of the Ivorian Basketball Federation for a possible agreement with the Turkish company Kelesuglu Holding