Tag: Ivory Coast
the 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Bamako sentenced to 20 years in prison
The 46 Ivorian soldiers, detained in Bamako and whom Mali accuses of being mercenaries, while Abidjan claims that they were on a mission for the United Nations, were sentenced this…
four defendants sentenced to life imprisonment in the trial of the Grand-Bassam attack
The four defendants at the trial of the Grand-Bassam attack, which killed 19 people in March 2016, were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday, December 28. The court agreed with…
how the talking drum is protected before its return to Ivory Coast
The process of restoring the talking drum of the Atchan people continues to move forward. This imposing object of more than 400 kilos allowed the people of the region of…
Prudence Reynier and Vivianne Kouamé, cocoa heritage
/ Podcasts / Report France Chocolate profession. A profession that is developing on the African continent and particularly in Côte d’Ivoire. This country, the leading producer of cocoa beans, alone…
road hauliers demand the reopening of land borders
Côte d’Ivoire closed its land borders in 2020 to limit the spread of the coronavirus. But unlike the rest of the sub-region, this measure is still in force, to the…
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…