UN says Ivorian soldiers in Bamako were not part of UNMIS
The Ivorian military headquarters gave details on Wednesday 13 July of the presence of its 49 soldiers arrested at Bamako airport on Sunday. The Ivorian […]
Côte d’Ivoire
The Ivorian state demands the release “without delay” of its soldiers arrested in Mali
Côte d’Ivoire on Tuesday asked Mali to release “without delay” its 49 soldiers who were “unjustly” arrested on Sunday at Bamako airport and accused by […]
Ivorian President Ouattara to meet his predecessors Gbagbo and Bédié
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will meet his two predecessors Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bédié on 14 July, the government spokesman announced on Wednesday, a […]
Blaise Compaoré expected in Ouagadougou at the end of the week
Burkina Faso’s ex-president Blaise Compaoré, in exile in Ivory Coast since his fall in 2014, is expected in Ouagadougou at the end of the week […]
Ivorian Franck Kessié signs for FC Barcelona
Barcelona has announced the arrival of Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie, who was at the end of his contract with AC Milan, and Danish midfielder Andreas […]
Football: AfCon 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire postponed to January/February 2024
The next African Cup of Nations (AfCon 2023) will take place in January/February 2024, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on 3 July in […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Unusual escape of a drug trafficker in Abidjan
A drug trafficker, who was serving a 10-year prison sentence, escaped from the Abidjan prison on Thursday 16 June. And the circumstances of this escape […]
Liberia to expand access to abortion
Liberian parliamentarians are preparing legislation to expand access to abortion, which is currently subject to severe restrictions that many women circumvent through clandestine and unsafe […]
Ivory Coast goalkeeper Gbohouo handed 18-month doping ban
Ivorian international goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo has been suspended until 23 June 2023 after testing positive for the banned drug trimetazidine on 16 November, Fifa’s disciplinary […]
Cocaine seized in Côte d’Ivoire: Some 30 people arrested!
Thirty people have been arrested in Côte d’Ivoire since the seizure in mid-April of more than two tons of cocaine in the port cities of […]