Tag: Ivory Coast
the underside of the Bamako-Abidjan agreement still unknown
Abidjan and Bamako have found common ground. An agreement was reached Thursday, December 22 between the two parties for the release of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained since July 10 in…
the defense requests the acquittal of four accused of the Grand-Bassam attack
Eighth and last day of hearing of the trial of the alleged perpetrators of the Grand-Bassam attack. The attack, perpetrated on March 13, 2016 in the seaside resort, left 22…
Rain of tributes to the memory of former Ivorian rugby player Max Brito
Max Brito, former winger of the XV of Côte d’Ivoire, died Monday, December 19 at the age of 54. The ex-rugby player remained quadriplegic after a tackle that occurred during…
Djamilla Toure, amplifying the voices of women in the African diaspora
Originally from Ivory Coast, her adolescence spent in Morocco and her professional life in Canada, Djamilla Toure knows what it is to be a black woman in the world. Witness…
Visiting Côte d’Ivoire, the head of French diplomacy denounces anti-French sentiment
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna was on an official visit to Côte d’Ivoire. After meeting Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara on Friday, December 9, she went to the town of Yopougon…
at the Grand-Bassam trial, the hearings of the accused and witnesses continue
This Wednesday, December 7, was the third day of hearing of the trial of the Grand-Bassam attack. 19 civilians and 3 soldiers died on March 13, 2016 during an attack…
The pharmaceutical industry, a still embryonic sector in Africa
Abidjan hosted the Africa Health Expo forum from December 1 to 3, dedicated to the health ecosystem in Africa. The opportunity to draw up an inventory of the pharmaceutical industry…
opening of the Grand Bassam terrorist attack trial
The trial of the accused in the Grand Bassam attack opens on Wednesday, November 30 at the criminal court in Abidjan. The facts date back to March 13, 2016, when…
Bilingual glossaries for foreigners hosted in France
On the occasion of Integration Week last October, the Ministry of Culture launched the bilingual glossaries of the French administration. Published in collaboration with the Houses of Wisdom association, these…
in Ivory Coast, the slow healing after a rape
Officially, in 2020, there were 822 cases of rape and 152 cases of sexual assault nationwide. Statistics largely underestimated, according to the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). And behind…