Ivory Coast could be buying its entire stockpile of cocoa beans as stocks pile up in a low of the international market; the move would help thousands of smallholder cocoa farmers, who are the backbone of the world's largest producer

Today 28 January the solemn opening ceremony of the first ordinary session of the Senate in 2026 will take place at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research in Yamoussoukro

The trial of 45 people charged in connection with a 2020 attack on a military checkpoint resumed in Ivory Coast's Anti-Terrorism Court; 14 soldiers were killed at Kafolo, bordering Burkina Faso, weeks after security forces destroyed a jihadist base in BF

Measures to upgrade farming while maintaining sustainability and expanding domestic agro-processing are a priority of 2026-2030 budget; Agricultural Commodities Exchange, a market platform bringing more structure to how produce is priced, was set in 2025

Fitch Ratings has raised Côte d'Ivoire's long-term sovereign foreign currency credit rating from BB- to BB with a stable outlook, confirming the country's position as the second-best credit rating in sub-Saharan Africa, just under "Investment Grade"