France to Send 400 Soldiers to Cote D’Ivoire
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday met Ivorian President Alassane Ouatara as France beefs up its counter-terror efforts in West Africa. While visiting […]
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DRC: Rumba King Starts his Last Journey
The body of Papa Wemba, the Congolese King of Rumba music, has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, local media reported. Hundreds […]
AQIM Claims Responsibility for Terror Attack in Côte d’Ivoire
Al Qaeda ‘s offshoot in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the Sunday terrorist attack at Grand Bassam resort beach which killed 15 civilians […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Aeria injects $67 mln for airport renovation
The Félix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport will get a $67 million makeover to boost it as a regional hub, the chairman of the board of operator […]
Ivory Coast: Oct-Dec. cocoa harvest drops
Output from Ivory Coast’s October-to-December cocoa mid-crop falls short of last year’s harvest, Reuters reported on Monday. By Dec. 27, cocoa port arrivals had reached […]
Air France-KLM to make Abidjan a regional hub by 2025
Air France-KLM group on Tuesday said it expects to turn Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan into its West African regional hub within a decade. “In […]
Africa does not need assistance but a mutually beneficial partnership, King of Morocco
King Mohammed VI has reaffirmed that Africa does not need assistance but rather a mutually beneficial partnership that is likely to unleash its huge potential […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Incumbent Ouattara promises new constitution if re-elected
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said on Monday he would push for constitutional reform if he wins re-election this week to scrap a nationality clause that […]
Cote d’Ivoire-Burkina rail link: Bolloré Africa Logistics injects €30 Mln
The French company Bolloré Africa Logistics said it had invested €30 million to buy new trains for the freight and passenger line it operates between […]
Cote d’Ivoire: New AfDB boss to focus on economic empowerment of women, youth
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the new boss of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said he will focus his first term on expanding opportunities and unleashing economic […]