Tag: Ivory Coast
new questioning of the figure of civil society Pulchérie Gbalet
Three weeks after being briefly arrested following a trip to Mali in a context of tensions between the two countries, the president of the Ivorian Citizen Alternative organization was arrested…
“Abidjan is zo”: stroll in the city of contemporary arts
In terms of contemporary art, the Ivorian economic capital has long been fertile ground. After going through the years of crisis and conflict, the city is getting a makeover, and…
contract signed for the first biomass power plant
The Ivorian authorities want to see their share of renewable energies increase to 42% in the energy mix by 2030. To achieve this objective, there is the major biomass power…
the 49 Ivorian soldiers charged and imprisoned for “undermining state security”
The 49 Ivorian soldiers detained for more than a month in Mali were charged and imprisoned on Friday August 12 for ” breach of state security “. They are accused…
A land, an author: in Ivory Coast with Marguerite Abouet
Marguerite Abouet, born in Abidjan, in the popular district of Yopougon, was twelve years old when she arrived in Paris, where she discovered libraries with wonder and was passionate about…
Former minister Tidjane Thiam back in Ivory Coast after 20 absence
The former managing director of Credit Suisse, also a former planning minister, arrived in Abidjan on Monday. He was received by Alassane Ouattara upon his arrival, but the vagueness remains…
independence day marked by the absence of ex-presidents Bédié and Gbagbo
It is a national holiday in Côte d’Ivoire. The country commemorates, this Sunday, August 7, the 62 years of its independence with a large parade, throughout the morning, of the…
Headlines: Gbagbo pardoned, true-false step towards reconciliation
Nearly five hundred days after his final acquittal by the International Criminal Court, President Laurent Gbagbo is pardoned by his successor Alassane Ouattara. The announcement was made last night on…
Ivorian Maxwel Cornet signs five-year contract with West Ham
New club across the Channel for Maxwel Cornet. A year after his transfer to Burnley from Olympique Lyonnais, the striker signed on Friday August 5 with West Ham. ” The…
Embalo invited to Yamoussoukro, sign of reconciliation between Abidjan and Bissau
Côte d’Ivoire commemorates the 62nd anniversary of its independence this Sunday. Like every year, President Alassane Ouattara will address the nation this Saturday evening. But the ceremonies will take place…