Tag: Ivory Coast
France’s rejection in Africa more the result of its policies than disinformation, says report
The pro-democracy network Tournons la page and the Sciences Po International Research Center (Ceri) published a report on Wednesday, November 6 called “ What is the name for the rejection…
Victoire Andrène Ombi and Daouda Konaté, 2024 winners of the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship
Eleven years after the assassination of Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, in Kidal in northern Mali, RFI awarded this Saturday, November 2, in Cotonou in Benin, the scholarship bearing their…
ex-Ivorian international Stéphane Konaté passes on the passion for basketball to Korhogo
Some 200 young people took part in the fourth edition of the “Stéphane Konaté basketball camp” in Korhogo, from October 31 to November 2, 2024. The eponymous initiator of the…
In Ivory Coast, the decree to dissolve student union associations is adopted
Pupil and student union associations will no longer have their place in schools and universities in Côte d’Ivoire. On Wednesday October 30, the government adopted a decree dissolving these organizations.…
The song “Djeneba Djaba” by Debordo Leekunfa, the Ivorian phenomenon of the moment born thanks to TikTok
This is the Ivorian phenomenon of the moment: the song “Djeneba Djaba” (literally: “onion seller” in Dioula), by the Ivorian Debordo Leekunfa has had nearly 5 million views since October…
PDCI figure Jean-Louis Billon declares himself a candidate for the 2025 presidential election
In Ivory Coast, Jean-Louis Billon announced on Friday October 25 his candidacy for the convention of his party PDCI-RDA, with a view to the presidential election of October 2025. A…
a false quote from Alassane Ouattara resurfaces
Alassane Ouattara declared “ I owe nothing to anyone except France » in an interview with Young Africa? This is what several Internet users have wrongly claimed on social networks…
S&P raises Ivory Coast’s public debt rating to “double B”
This is good news for Abidjan: at the end of last week, the S&P rating agency raised the Ivorian public debt rating from “double B minus” to “double B” with…
reactions pour in after the announcement of the dissolution of student unions
In Ivory Coast, the authorities announced Thursday October 17 the dissolution of all student union associations. This decision follows the assassination of two students at the end of August and…
political parties push voters to register on the electoral lists
In Côte d’Ivoire, the revision of the electoral lists begins on October 19, in less than a week. The Independent Electoral Commission hopes for massive registration of new voters. For…