Tag: Ivory Coast
French Minister Sébastien Lecornu visits Ivory Coast to discuss security
After Niger, the French Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu went to Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday July 16, where he met President Alassane Ouattara and his Defense counterpart. Côte…
towards a first Ouattara-Bédié-Gbagbo meeting since 2010
This Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Côte d’Ivoire, President Alassane Ouattara receives his predecessors Henri Konan Bédié and Laurent Gbagbo. This meeting was mentioned during the political dialogue organized at…
Prix RFI Théâtre 2022, the shortlisted texts
Following the call for applications for the 9th edition of the “RFI Theater Prize”, eleven unpublished texts were shortlisted for their literary and dramaturgical qualities and their originality. They will…
the census estimates the population at over 29 million
Côte d’Ivoire has 29 million inhabitants against just under 24 in 2014. Result of the population census carried out last year and whose data has just been compiled. Since 1975…
the new breath of the Ivory Coast oval
The final sprint of the race for a place for the 2023 World Cup begins on Friday July 1 with the first two quarter-finals of the 2022 Rugby Africa Cup.…
In Côte d’Ivoire, activists for abortion authorization fear a setback
The decision of the American Supreme Court to revoke the right to abortion is reacting even in Africa. On the continent, voluntary termination of pregnancy remains prohibited in a large…
Food insecurity is invited to the meeting of the French Council of Investors in Africa
Thursday, June 23 was held in Paris the major annual meeting of the French Council of Investors in Africa in partnership with the newspaper Opinion. Gabonese, Cameroonian and Ivorian delegations…
The President of Niger visits Côte d’Ivoire, ahead of the ECOWAS summit in Accra
Mohamed Bazoum arrived this Thursday, June 23 for a 48-hour state visit to Côte d’Ivoire. A visit which comes as ECOWAS is holding a summit in Accra on July 3…
outrage after actor tells TV he raped his cousin
In Côte d’Ivoire, a video extract from a television program created controversy over rape on Saturday June 18. A well-known Ivorian actor, Jimmy Danger, told how he allegedly raped his…
launch of BoomPlay, a 100% free African music streaming platform
As music streaming grows rapidly in West Africa, the platform is opening offices in Abidjan with the stated aim of supporting the sector and helping Ivorian artists reach a wider…