Côte d’Ivoire: Surprise resignation Vice-President Daniel Kablan Duncan
The Vice-President of Côte d’Ivoire, Daniel Kablan Duncan, 77, has resigned from his post. The announcement was made on Monday 13 July by presidential secretary-general […]
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Côte d’Ivoire: Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly back to Abidjan
Evacuated to Paris two months ago for follow-up care for his heart transplant, Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly returned on Thursday 2 July on a […]
France adopted the bill rectifying the end of CFA franc
The bill ratifying the end of the CFA franc was adopted on Wednesday 20 May in the Council of Ministers by the French government. This […]
Senegal’s Macky Sall, candidate for second presidential term
Senegalese President Macky Sall has been announced as candidate of the ruling coalition for the 2019 presidential elections in the West African nation At a […]
Ivory Coast Succession: Henri Konan Bedie’s PDCI pulls out from ruling coalition
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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara announces amnesty for ex- first lady
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Monday announced amnesties for about 800 people, including former first lady Simone Gbagbo to boost to the post-crisis reconstruction […]
I’m free to run again in 2020—Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire said he is free to stand for a third term in the 2020 presidential election under the country’s new […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Towards a coalition of six political parties ahead of 2020 presidential elections
Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday agreed with opposition leader and former president, Henri Konan Bédié (HKB), to form a coalition of six […]
Ivorian former defense minister gets 15-year jail term
The former defense minister of Côte d’Ivoire under disgraced ex-president Laurent Gbagbo was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Thursday for conspiring against the […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Gunfire at military camps in Bouake
Heavy gunfire erupted at two military barracks in Côte d’Ivoire’s second largest city, Bouake, local media reported late on Tuesday. Early last year, Côte d’Ivoire […]