Africa Ivory Coast Deforestation decreased from 229.000 hectares per year in 1990 to 26.000 today; significant actions included policy and strategy for conservation, restoration and extension of forests, implementation of Cocoa and Forests Initiative with 35 companies
Africa Ivory Coast Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has removed the prime minister and dissolved his government
Africa Ivory Coast "lêkê', Ivory Coast's most iconic shoes, simply made and very cheap, have now become a identity symbol of the country, which luxury brands are trying to replicate
Africa Ivory Coast The first edition of Abidjan Fashion Week has been announced for 5-10 December 2023 to stimulate exchanges and foster collaboration on strategic issues and themes related to the luxury and fashion industry
Africa Ivory Coast The National Park of the Ehotiles Islands, in the southeastern department of Adiaké, is on the verge of being listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Africa Ivory Coast Didier Drogba, former Chelsea striker, has been appointed as new coach of national football team, with contractual goals of winning the next 2024 and 2025 African Cups and leading the country to win the 2026 World Cup
Africa Ivory Coast Open information days called 'Destination Manitoba' on how to immigrate and work legally in Canada will be held from 17 to 19 August in Cocody (Abidjan), given Canada's demand for legal migrants
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