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RSF Investigation: Ivory Coast gives refugee journalist VIP treatment while deporting him back to Benin
Reporters Without Borders
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What was supposed to be a professional mission turned into a trap. Officially invited by the Ivorian Ministry of Digital Transition and Digitization as a "recognized journalist in the sub-region," to cover a regional trade fair on digital...
Journalist critical of Benin president extradited from Ivory Coast
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 14, 2025
A Beninese journalist living in exile was arrested under circumstances described as a “trap” by his legal team. Ivory Coast has arrested and extradited to Benin a journalist critical of the small west African country’s president, the reporter’s...
Ivory Coast Launches US$800M Fund to Drive Tech Innovation
News Ghana
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July 12, 2025
Ivory Coast has established a 450 billion CFA franc ($800 million) innovation fund to accelerate startup growth and strengthen digital sovereignty. The initiative, announced by Digital Transition Minister Ibrahim Kalil Konaté at the Ivoire Tech...
Cote d'Ivoire to establish 800 mln USD fund to support tech innovation
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire plans to establish a 450 billion CFA francs (about 800 million U.S. dollars) fund to support startups and technological innovation in the country, Ivorian Minister of Digital Transition and Digitalization...
Bancassurance: BGFI Bank Côte d'Ivoire and SAAR Assurances Côte d'Ivoire forge partnership
Atlas Magazine
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BGFI Bank Côte d'Ivoire and SAAR Assurances Côte d'Ivoire have entered into a strategic partnership to launch two new bancassurance products. The first, “Garantie Perte d'Emploi – Joker Emploi”, provides coverage for bank loans in the event of...
Ivory Coast Inaugurates Major Cocoa Processing Plant to Boost Value Addition
News Ghana
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July 9, 2025
Côte d’Ivoire has commissioned a $233 million cocoa processing facility, marking a strategic advancement in its plan to transform from raw cocoa exporter to industrial producer. The newly opened complex represents one of the largest such...
Green energy and protecting nature get the thumbs up in clim...
Modern Ghana
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Africa has begun experiencing frequent extreme weather events. Extreme weather is defined as the kind of heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods that have historically been rare occurrences for the place and time, and which pose a danger to large...
Cote d'Ivoire inaugurates China-backed cocoa complex
Global Times
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Vice President of Cote d'Ivoire Tiemoko Meyliet Kone (3rd L, front) and Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani (2nd L, front), minister of state and minister of agriculture and rural development, attend the handover ceremony in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, June 26,...
Ivory Coast ex-minister released after apologising for election criticism
African Insider
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July 8, 2025
Abidjan – A former minister for Ivory Coast’s ruling party who was arrested in June for criticising the exclusion of opposition candidates from upcoming presidential elections was released Monday after apologising, his lawyer said. Joel N’Guessan,...
Benin, Ivory Coast join AFN/Dynamic Meet
Punch
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July 8, 2025
More than 700 athletes including those from the Benin Republic and Ivory Coast are set to compete at the 2025 AFN/Dynamic Athletics Meet scheduled for Thursday, July 10 at the Yabatech Sports Complex in Lagos, The PUNCH reports. The international...
The King and I, a tiger skin rug and a bottle of Bell's
The Herald (Scotland)
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July 12, 2025
I have travelled a lot and as global tourist infrastructure has improved, so has the ‘Airbnbfication’ of even the furthest flung places, hitting the road feels an ever more homogeneous experience. Côte d'Ivoire? This felt like an opportunity for...
France to Return Sacred Drum to Ivory Coast
News Central TV
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July 8, 2025
The sacred Djidji Ayôkwé drum is finally heading home to Ivory Coast. This decision was cemented by a vote in the French National Assembly on Monday afternoon, following an earlier approval by the French Senate in April. This newly passed...
Ivory Coast Approves African Energy Bank Ratification
News Ghana
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July 6, 2025
Côte d’Ivoire’s government has endorsed the ratification of the African Energy Bank (BAE), marking a pivotal advancement for continental energy sovereignty. Government Spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly announced the cabinet’s approval Saturday,...
Cote d'Ivoire approves ratification of African Energy Bank creation
The Malaysian Star
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July 5, 2025
ABIDJAN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The government of Cote d'Ivoire has approved a draft law ratifying the creation of the African Energy Bank (BAE), government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly announced Saturday following a Cabinet meeting. The agreement,...
Exclusive: Crystal Palace Deal for Diomande Takes Unexpected Twist
GiveMeSport
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July 16, 2025
Crystal Palace are in danger of being unable to convince Sporting to lower their demands for Ousmane Diomande when members of the Selhurst Park recruitment department enter further negotiations ahead of the Premier League campaign getting underway...
French parliament votes to return sacred "talking drum" to Ivory Coast
Africanews
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July 7, 2025
The decision is made: France will return the sacred Djidji Ayôkwé drum to Ivory Coast. This is result of a vote in the French National Assembly on Monday afternoon, which confirmed a similar vote in the French Senate in April. The passed...
What are superinjunctions and why was one imposed in Afghan case?
The Guardian
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July 16, 2025
A data breach that led the UK government to offer relocation to 15,000 Afghans in a secret scheme with a potential cost of more than £2bn escaped parliamentary and media scrutiny until Tuesday when a superinjunction was lifted more than 600 days...
Team Profile: Rwanda aim to make an impact in Abidjan
FIBA Basketball
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KIGALI (Rwanda) - After finishing fourth in their return to the continental stage at home in 2023, Rwanda now believe they have the squad to make to make an impact at this year's Women's AfroBasket in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The 12-nation African...
UAE President sends letter to German Chancellor
The National News
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President Sheikh Mohamed on Friday sent a written message to Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of Germany, regarding bilateral relations and ways to enhance co-operation. The message was delivered by Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced...
Where is Liberia, whose president Trump praised for his ‘good English’?
Al Jazeera
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July 11, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has drawn mockery after he complimented the president of Liberia for speaking English “beautifully”, even though it is the country’s official language. “Such good English, where did you learn to speak so...