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New energy deal to strengthen Ghana–Ivory Coast electricity ties
The Herald Ghana
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June 30, 2025
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...
Ivory Coast inaugurates first archaeological museum
The Peninsula
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June 30, 2025
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...
Ivory Coast: African Union court deals heavy blow to Gbagbo's fresh presidency bid
Africanews
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June 28, 2025
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
Al Hakam
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June 27, 2025
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
Punch
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June 28, 2025
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...
African Union court denies Cote d'Ivoire opposition leaders'...
Modern Ghana
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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...
Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea begin field work for final border demarcation
Modern Ghana
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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 holds 3rd Int'l Audio-Visual Content Fair in Abidjan
Xinhua News Agency
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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 inaugurates China-backed cocoa complex
Xinhua News Agency
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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 rejects comeback bids for Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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June 27, 2025
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...
Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire formalise cross-border electricity project with MoU signing
GhanaWeb
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June 27, 2025
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have taken major steps toward the implementation of their 330kV interconnection project with the official adoption and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish two key governance structures. According to...
Alex Berger, Producer of Legendary French Series ‘The Bureau,’ on Putting His Money Where His Mouth Was on the Ivory Coast Shoot of Arte’s Ambitious Arte Series ‘Eldorado’
Variety
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June 27, 2025
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Producer Alex Berger of “The Bureau” and “La Maison” fame, delivered a rousing keynote speech on the Thursday opening day of the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) in Abidjan, drilling down on “Eldorado,”one...
10 facts about the Women's AfroBasket of the past decade
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Over the last decade, we have witnessed five editions of the Women’s AfroBasket, with two nations dominating the charts and a few others looking to close the gap and threaten their dominance. In this article, we examine...
Court rejects Ivory Coast opposition leaders’ appeals
African Insider
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June 27, 2025
Abidjan – 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...
Ivory Coast youth, a giant majority, await their turn in politics
African Insider
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June 26, 2025
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...
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea begin field work for final border demarcation
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- 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...
Gallants appoint 28-year-old French coach who won league in Ivory Coast
Times LIVE
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Marumo Gallants have announced the appointment of 28-year-old French coach Alexandre Lafitte. Lafitte replaces Abdeslam Ouaddou, who left the Bloemfontein club to join Orlando Pirates this week after steering relegation-battling Gallants to a 10th...
Deadly Stampede at Ivory Coast Political Rally Kills Four
News Central TV
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June 25, 2025
Four people lost their lives in a stampede that occurred outside a large rally for the ruling party of Ivory Coast at a stadium, a high-ranking party official informed reporters on Wednesday. Around 60,000 attendees attended Sunday’s gathering of...
Angola and Ivory Coast sign agreement to resume regular flights
Ver Angola
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The agreement – which was signed by the Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, and the Minister of Trade of Ivory Coast, Souleymane Diarrassouba – marks a "new impetus in bilateral relations and aims to establish the legal basis for the...
One month to go to Côte d'Ivoire 2025!
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - The last few weeks have been hectic for teams aiming to make an impact in the Abidjan showdown. From signing new coaching staff and announcing preliminary rosters to confirming training camp details, some of the twelve...