The first vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills four people a day in the country, mainly young children, were sent to the country; a total of 656.600 doses were received

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  Chef Melanie Zenaib Bancé has not left the cooker since 17 December to conquer the Guinness Book of Cooking Marathon; the goal is to make 16.000 dishes from 293 menus from all regions of the country, that will be donated to needy people and hospitals

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  Ivory Coast's culinary speciality attiéké, a manioc-based dish of couscous-like consistency, has become part of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage

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  The know-how linked to the preparation of attiéké, an ancestral and emblematic dish of Côte d'Ivoire, has been included in the list of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of Côte d'Ivoire

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  The talking drum, known as Djidji Ayôkwé, will return to the country after 3 years of negotiations; 3,31 metres long and weighing 430 kg, it's one of the main works of Ivorian tradition and symbol of the struggle for the restitution of cultural heritage

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