Tag: Côte d'Ivoire

OCP Africa, IFC pool efforts to strengthen the rice sectors in Côte d’Ivoire and millet in Senegal

September 28, 2020

OCP Africa and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have announced this Monday a partnership to strengthen value chains ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: Conditional release to nine of Guillaume Soro’s companions

September 24, 2020

The Ivorian justice conditionally released during the night of Wednesday to Thursday some of the relatives of former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro detained since late ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights calls for restoration of Guillaume Soro to electoral list

September 16, 2020

With 46 days to go before the presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire, the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) has asked Abidjan to ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: Constitutional Council validates only four candidacies out of forty-four

September 15, 2020

The Ivorian Constitutional Council validated on Monday four candidacies, including that of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a controversial third term, and rejected those of ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: President Alassane Ouattara nominated for October’s presidential election

August 24, 2020

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara was officially sworn in on Saturday, 22 August, in Abidjan as his party's candidate in the 31 October presidential election. He ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: Ban of public demonstrations until September 15

August 20, 2020

Demonstrations on public roads are suspended until September 15. The announcement was made in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday August 19, two months before ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: Pascal Affi N’Guessan candidate of a divided FPI

August 3, 2020

The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) has just nominated Pascal Affi N'Guessan for the presidential election next October. With three months to go before the elections, ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: Hamed Bakayoko appointed Prime Minister

July 31, 2020

The current Ivorian Minister of Defense was appointed head of government by President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday. He succeeds Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died suddenly ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire: Surprise resignation of Vice-President

July 14, 2020

The Vice-President of Côte d'Ivoire, Daniel Kablan Duncan, 77, has resigned from his post. The announcement was made on Monday July 13 by presidential secretary-general ... Read More

African Court of Justice orders suspension of arrest warrant against Guillaume Soro

April 23, 2020

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) on Wednesday ordered Côte d'Ivoire to suspend its arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro and to release ... Read More