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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers see abundant flowering despite below-average rains
Adequate soil moisture is fostering abundant flowering on trees, signaling a healthy October-to-March main crop, despite mainly below average rains in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast,...

Côte d'Ivoire launches innovative financing linking millions to ambitious sustainability goals
03 july 2025 - 07:40:25 MA/AR 144 Views Panafrican News Agency Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a move poised to reshape sustainable development financing in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire has announced the launch of its innovative Sustainability-Linked...

Ivory Coast Storytelling Takes Center Stage at SICA as Government Backs Next-Gen Creators
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — In the glittering ballroom of Abidjan’s Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire, the pulse of Ivorian creativity was palpable as the 2025 edition of the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) came to a close with the...
Cote d'Ivoire inaugurates first archaeological museum
ABIDJAN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire on Monday inaugurated its first archaeological museum, located between the villages of Singrobo and Ahouaty in the southern part of the country, marking a significant step toward preserving and promoting...
World Bank praises Cote d'Ivoire for effective use of development funding
ABIDJAN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank is satisfied with the management of its project portfolio in Cote d'Ivoire, which totals 5 billion U.S. dollars, Ousmane Diagana, the bank's regional vice president for Western and Central Africa, said on...

Ivory Coast inaugurates first archaeological museum
Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (second left) cuts an inaugural band flanked by Ivorian Minister of Culture and Francophonie Françoise Remarck (centre), Ivorian Minister of Health Pierre Demba (right) during the inauguration of...

Switzerland and Ivory Coast sign agreement on cultural assets
Françoise Remarck (left) and Elisabeth Baume-Schneider in Ivory Coast on Monday. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...

New energy deal to strengthen Ghana–Ivory Coast electricity ties
By Patrick Biddah Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have taken a significant step toward regional energy integration with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the 330 kV Double Circuit Interconnection Project between the two...

Abidjan dreams of becoming Africa's next cinema hub
In the lush forests north of Abidjan, technicians were busy filming on the set of "Le Testament" ("The Will"), a comedy co-production between Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Senegal. Under a large tree, village elders gathered to discuss the death...

Ivory Coast: African Union court deals heavy blow to Gbagbo's fresh presidency bid
Laurent Gbagbo who ruled Ivory Coast from 2000 until he was forced from power in 2011 had ran to the continental court to challenge his disqualification from seeking the presidency over a criminal conviction. Despite being acquitted on charges of...

Lajna Imaillah Bondoukou holds regional ijtema in Ivory Coast
Faryal Afia Shahid, Ivory Coast Lajna Imaillah, Bondoukou, Ivory Coast, held its regional ijtema on 25 May 2025. The theme of the ijtema was “Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya is the source of peace and security.” The session commenced with a recitation from...

Passengers fume as Air Côte d'Ivoire fails to deliver luggage
Passengers inbound to Nigeria from Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, have expressed their dissatisfaction with Air Côte d’Ivoire’s refusal to bring their luggage to Nigeria three days after they arrived. The passengers who joined the flight in...
Cote d'Ivoire holds 3rd Int'l Audio-Visual Content Fair in Abidjan
ABIDJAN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday launched the third edition of its International Audio-Visual Content Fair (SICA), a three-day event aimed at strengthening the African audiovisual industry through digital sovereignty and the...

Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea begin field work for final border demarcation
Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea have launched a field data collection operation as part of efforts to finalize the delimitation of their 610-kilometer shared border, said Diakalidia Konate, executive secretary of Cote d’Ivoire’s National Borders...
Cote d'Ivoire inaugurates China-backed cocoa complex
ABIDJAN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Vice President of Cote d'Ivoire Tiemoko Meyliet Kone on Thursday thanked China for its support during the inauguration of a cocoa processing industrial complex backed by Beijing. "I seize this opportunity to thank the...

African Union court denies Cote d'Ivoire opposition leaders'...
The African Union's human rights court has rejected petitions by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Guillaume Soro to overturn bans on their running in the country's upcoming presidential election. Gbagbo and Soro...

Gold stocks get the winter blues, too
The All Ords Gold sub-index is down 12% in the past month But June is often a down time for Aussie gold miners, Canaccord says Price bets from analysts remain bullish Wet weather got you feeling down in the dumps? There's seasonality, also, in the...

Afrofest opens today and continues through the weekend at Woodbine Park
Afrofest 2025 takes place at Woodbine Park from Friday, July 4, through to Sunday, July 6. Celebrating 37 years of championing African music in the city, not-for-profit community-based organization Music Africa brings Afrofest back to Woodbine...
African Union court rejects comeback bids for Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo
The African Union’s human rights court on Thursday rejected a petition by Ivory Coast’s ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, who argued his rights were violated by a criminal conviction that is blocking his comeback bid. The court, known as the African...

Ivory Coast youth, a giant majority, await their turn in politics
Abidjan – As Ivory Coast heads for presidential elections this year, the heaviest hitters remain two octogenarians who have dominated its politics for decades – but three in four citizens in the African dynamo are under 35. At age 83, President...