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Small Ivory Coast cocoa firms say EU deforestation rules might bankrupt them
KDAL - Minnesota
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Small players in Ivory Coast’s cocoa industry say they fear they will go out of business due to the cost of complying with new European Union regulations on the import of commodities linked to deforestation. The proposed law,...
Zijin Mining Leads $500M Bid for Barrick’s Ivory Coast Gold Mine
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 24, 2025
KEY TAKEAWAYS Zijin Mining is front-runner to acquire Barrick’s Tongon gold mine in Ivory Coast. The asset is valued up to $500M, with operations likely ending by 2027. China’s mining investments in Africa exceed $50B since 2010. Barrick is...
China's Zijin in lead to buy Barrick’s Ivory Coast Tongon gold mine: sources
Times LIVE
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Its interest in Tongon comes after Chinese state-owned enterprises have invested more than $50bn (R880.91bn) in African mining projects since 2010, with a strong focus on bauxite, copper, cobalt, and gold. One of the sources, a mining industry...
Africa’s plan to bring electricity to 300 million by 2030 takes hold
The Citizen
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Abuja. Nigeria is leading the way to make Mission 300 a reality. It’s one of Africa’s boldest electrification drives yet. The Mission aims to connect 300 million people in Africa by 2030 through national reforms, regional coordination, real-time...
China’s Zijin ‘preferred buyer’ for Barrick’s Ivory Coast gold mine
BusinessLIVE
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Dakar — China’s Zijin Mining is the front-runner to acquire Barrick Mining’s Tongon gold mine in northern Ivory Coast for as much as $500m, two sources close to the matter said. Barrick, the world’s third-largest gold producer, is pivoting towards...
After Resettlement
The New York Review of Books
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July 31, 2025
In April, hoping to learn something about the nature of asylum in a world that has grown increasingly hostile to people fleeing persecution, I went in search of a group of fifty-one Liberians who had resettled as refugees in the United States...
Ivory Coast issues debut Samurai bond in diversification push
Times LIVE
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Ivory Coast has raised 50-billion Japanese yen (R5.99bn) in an ESG-certified sovereign Samurai bond, it said late on Thursday, the first such issuance by a sub-Saharan African nation. Samurai bonds are debt denominated in the Japanese currency....
Indonesia adjusts crude palm oil, cocoa prices for August amid market shifts
Xinhua News Agency
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JAKARTA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government will raise the benchmark price of crude palm oil (CPO) for August by 33.02 U.S. dollars to 910.91 dollars per metric ton, while lowering the reference price for cocoa beans by 1,203.90 dollars...
Aurum Resources: Expanding gold resources in Côte d'Ivoire’s...
Proactive Australia
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July 23, 2025
Côte d'Ivoire has long been recognised as a gold-rich territory, with its Birimian greenstone belt stretching across much of the country, packed with gold-bearing rocks that have already produced some of West Africa’s most lucrative discoveries....
Former PSG, Tottenham defender Serge Aurier joins Iran’s Persepolis
Iran Front Page
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July 31, 2025
Iranian football giants Persepolis FC have officially signed Serge Aurier, the former Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur right-back, as their ninth acquisition of the summer transfer window. The Ivorian international, who also played for...
How Biya, Ouattara, other African leaders are stifling opposition
Daily Trust
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July 31, 2025
In recent months, political transitions in parts of Africa have taken an uncertain turn, with four key countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast, and Cameroon, witnessing significant power consolidation by ruling leaders or military juntas....
WAFU B U20: Flying Eagles eye win against Ivory Coast
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 22, 2025
Nigeria’s U20 boys national team, the Flying Eagles, are bracing for their toughest test yet as they prepare to face the rampaging Young Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire in the final of the WAFU B U20 Boys Tournament on Wednesday in Accra, Ghana. The...
NARA partners with Côte d'Ivoire ministry to develop animal feed standards
Feed Strategy
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July 21, 2025
The North American Renderers Association (NARA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Animal and Fishery Resources (MIRAH) of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to establish formal collaboration on animal feed and rendering...
Delhi Police busts Rs 100-crore drug syndicate, Cameroonian kingpin arrested
India Today
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July 26, 2025
A major international drug syndicate operating out of Delhi has been busted by the Delhi Police Crime Branch, which has arrested five foreign nationals allegedly linked to the network. The accused are citizens of Nigeria, Cameroon, and Cote...
'New lens on old data': Chasing elephants offshore Ivory Coast
Upstream
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Major new project to reprocess big volumes of 3D seismic data from nation's frontier western waters is set to kick off Ivory Coast's Prime Minister, Robert Beugre Mambe, waves as he walks alongside Minister of Petroleum, Mamadou...
FAO grants 1.2 mln USD to support digitalization of Cote d'Ivoire's rice production
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will provide 1.2 million U.S. dollars in financial support to promote the digitalization of Cote d'Ivoire's rice sector, a FAO official said Tuesday. The...
Meet the 10 star players you must watch at Abidjan 2025
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Wondering who the best players heading to Abidjan for the 2025 Women's AfroBasket are? There are many that are worth your time, but we picked ten players you must at the Abidjan 2025 showpiece. In no particular order,...
Nichols CEO on “pleasing” H1, UK growth and overseas strategy
Just Drinks
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July 31, 2025
Nichols, the UK-based soft-drinks business behind the Vimto brand, today (31 July) reported rising first-half revenue and underlying profits, even as the cost of investment in ERP weighed a touch on reported earnings. For 2025 as a whole, the...
France to return sacred drum to Ivory Coast after parliamentary vote
The Standard
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France to return sacred drum to Ivory Coast after parliamentary vote [Courtesy/RFI] The French Parliament last week voted to return Ivory Coast’s sacred royal drum, which was looted by French colonial troops in 1916. Known as the Djidji Ayôkwé and...
Ivory Coast courts in the dock over opposition arrests
African Insider
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July 17, 2025
Abidjan – In the run-up to Ivory Coast’s October presidential election at least seven government critics have found themselves behind bars, in what experts have called a government push to silence the opposition. With the west African country...