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Côte d’Ivoire: Alassan Ouattara to name 4th Abidjan bridge after ex-rival Laurent Gbagbo

Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassan Ouattara decided Tuesday to name the under construction fourth bridge in capital Abidjan after former leader and rival Laurent Gbagbo as part of reconciliation process. The decision not public yet will be submitted to the next Cabinet meeting, French media Africa Intelligence reports. The bridge funded by the African Development Bank […]

Egypt Wants Morocco Back in the AU

Egypt, Africa’s third most populous country, has expressed support for Morocco’s return to the African Union and said that the Kingdom can play a key role in addressing Africa’s major challenges, local Egyptian media reported. “Egypt backs the return of Morocco to the pan-African body,” the local press quoted an Egyptian diplomatic source within the […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Ivanka Trump pledges $2 million to support women working in cacao sector

Ivanka Trump, daughter and senior advisor to her father, US President Donald Trump, Wednesday committed to back with $2 million the fund for women in Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa industry as she visited a cocoa farm outside the Ivorian capital. Ivanka Trump visited Cayat cooperative based around the towns of Adzopé and Yakassé-Attobrou in the South […]