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Leading opposition party in Côte d’Ivoire to hold congress on Dec. 22

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Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI), Côte d’Ivoire’s main position party, will hold its national congress to elect a new leader on Dec. 22, four months after the death of Henri Konan Bédié, its longtime leader and former Head of State. The congress will take place in the native town of the founding father and […]
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BADEA loans Côte d’Ivoire $75m for construction of 7,500 social houses

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The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and Cote d’Ivoire signed Monday a loan agreement worth $75 million to be used for the construction of 7,500 social and economic houses to address the housing crisis dogging the West African country. Sidi Ould Tah, Director General of the bank and Adama Coulibaly, Finance Minister […]
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Angela Merkel to receive Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize in Yamoussoukro

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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to receive Wednesday February 06 in the Ivorian capital of Yamoussoukro the Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize which she was awarded last year. Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will hand the award to the former German state woman during a ceremony, the state-run news […]