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
Africa Ivory Coast 16th edition of Afrik Fashion Week, which took place in Abidjan, brought together 30 designers and 60 models from different African countries, around the theme 'Youth, Fashion and Cultural Diversity'
Africa Ivory Coast In its report 'Women, Business and the Law' published on 2 March 2023, the World Bank ranks Ivory Coast among the few countries that have implemented major reforms in favour of equal treatment for women
Africa Ivory Coast A special project promoting arts and culture is trying to develop knowledge of the traditional xylophone known as the balafon, as a significant cultural heritage of mankind
Africa Ivory Coast In eleven years, the country has doubled its cashew nut production from 400.000 tonnes in 2011 to 1,028 million tonnes in 2022
Africa Ivory Coast The Ivorian government spokesman announced the construction of a biomass thermal power plant in Ayébo with an installed capacity of 2×23 Megawatts
Africa Ivory Coast Cotton production for the 2022/23 season is expected to decrease by 50% to 269.000 tonnes due to pests, said Agriculture Minister Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani