Ivory Coast
7 Dec
At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured Friday in a crash between two minibuses in western Ivory Coast, the transport ministry said. The collision on the Daloa-Issia road left "26 killed, 10 of whom were burned, and 28 injured," Oumar Sacko, director general of land transport, said in a statement. A ministry team…
11 Nov
Twenty people were killed when two minivans collided in southern Ivory Coast at the weekend, officials said on Monday. Another 11 people were injured in the accident, which occurred on Sunday evening about 20 kilometres from the city of Gagnoa, the civil protection service (ONPC) said. The provisional toll was confirmed by the health centre…
26 Oct
The Ivory Coast government on Saturday brought its ambassador, diplomatic staff and scores of nationals out of Lebanon because of the widening conflict in the region, the foreign ministry said. The ministry said that the evacuation involved about 100 Ivory Coast nationals living in the conflict-stricken country, of whom around 60 had said they wanted…
24 Oct
The Flying Eagles have set a date with Niger Republic in the semi-finals of the WAFU B U20 Championship currently going on in Togo with the game scheduled for Saturday. Nigeria came from behind to edge a flaming battle with Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in Lome on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of this year’s WAFU…
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The Ivory Coast government announced Thursday the "dissolution of all student union associations" after the killing of two people allegedly by members of a powerful student group. President Alassane Ouattara chaired a National Security Council meeting to approve the measure, which targets in particular the Ivory Coast Student and School Federation (FESCI). The group has…
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For months after presumed jihadists attacked it in 2020, Kafolo in northern Ivory Coast resembled a ghost town. Four years later, it is flourishing again, thanks in part to a double-pronged government plan -- boosting security on the one hand, tackling poverty and youth unemployment on the other. Fourteen soldiers were killed in the first…
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When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation. "I wanted to be a big chief, I wanted to dominate," said the small but charismatic fiftysomething from northwest Ivory Coast. "I put it on my face…
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Ivory Coast's former president Henri Konan Bedie was laid to rest Saturday in his native village 10 months after his death.
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Ivory Coast's biggest city Abidjan with a population of six million has announced a ban on begging in a bid to combat "urban disorder".
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Teknoush, whose real name is Mohamed Lamine SIBI, is a renowned Ivorian web comedian, crowned with multiple trophies for his undisputed talent. With awards such as the PRIMUD 2022 for Best Web Comedian in Ivory Coast, the Pulse Influencer Award 2022 for Best Humor Influencer, the DIGIMA 2023 for Best Content Creator and Best Actor,…
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