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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) set the kickoff of the Africa Cup of Nations, to be held in Côte d’Ivoire for January 13 next year and the closing for February 11. The four-week tournament will start with the opening match scheduled to take place on Saturday, 13 January 2024 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium […]
UN Chief, Antonio Guterres, Sunday told French media RFI the 46 Ivorian soldiers who have been in custody in Mali since July for allegedly plotting a coup, are not mercenaries as Malian authorities claim. Guterres in an interview with the media also indicated that he will address the issue with Malian authorities on the sidelines […]
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is expected in the Vatican on September 17 for an official visit aiming at strengthening ties with the city state led by Pope Francis. “This visit is part of the strengthening of relations of friendship and cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and the Holy See,” said government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly who also […]
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba leader of the junta ruling Burkina Faso pledged Monday to stick to the 24-month transition roadmap agreed upon with ECOWAS. Damiba made the pledge as he met with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. Damiba who heads the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration now rules the West African country after toppling […]
Abidjan-based Private Television NCI has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights of the FIFA World Cup 2022 to take place in Qatar, in the West African country. “NCI is pleased to announce the acquisition of the exclusive rights to broadcast live the 28 best matches of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 throughout the Ivorian territory, free […]
Côte d’Ivoire announced in an official statement the discovery of oil in the sedimentary basin of the country, estimated at around 1.5 to 2 billion barrels of oil. gross by the Italian firm Eni and the Ivorian national company Petroci Holding. Ivorian Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy Thomas Camara indicates in the statement that […]
Côte d’Ivoire and France inaugurated on Thursday a new counter-terrorism academy in the West African country, intended to boost regional capacity to combat a growing Islamist threat. Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian inaugurated the International Academy for Combating Terrorism (AILCT) in Jacqueville, about 60 kilometers from Abidjan. This […]
The French Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire started Wednesday evening a two-day visit to Abidjan with talks on bolateral issues on top of the agenda. Officially, this trip will be an opportunity to strengthen Franco-Ivorian economic and financial cooperation. Bruno Le Maire exchanged Thursday morning with his counterpart Adama Coulibaly on the […]
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday gave the green light for his arch-rival ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and his former youth minister Charles Blé Goudé to return home “when they wish.” The announcement came one week after their final acquittal of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court. “Mr. Gbagbo and Mr. […]
Al Qaeda in the Sahel is currently developing an “expansion project” towards the Gulf of Guinea, particularly Côte d’Ivoire and Benin, said Bernard Emié, head of French foreign intelligence. Bernard Emié made the remarks Monday while taking part in an executive committee meeting devoted to the fight against terrorism at the Orléans-Bricy air base, during […]