Tag: Cote D’Ivoire
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Cocoa prices unlikely to fall much this year despite higher production, media says
Weather conditions will become more favorable, which will lead to an increase in world production of cocoa beans by about 10%, causing their supply to exceed demand for the first time in four seasons, US media reported. However, the spread of chocolate tree diseases will hardly allow a return to previous prices. According to analysts…
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Ivory Coast rolls out malaria vaccine drive targeting children
Health workers in Ivory Coast began vaccinations on Monday against malaria, the leading cause of death of children in the country, as the government added the malaria vaccine to the list of routine vaccinations for children. The West African country became the first to start rolling out the newest shot targeting malaria in an effort…
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Abidjan’s fine financial balancing act for acquiring new arms
Ivorian Army chief of staff General Lassina Doumbia in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast, 20 February 2022. © Issouf Sanogo/AFP Plagued by budget shortages, the Ivorian General Staff is struggling to conclude certain purchases of strategic military equipment, a situation benefiting the Chinese military-industrial complex. […]
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Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire defense ministers discuss security and cooperation
Burkina Faso’s Minister of Defense, General Kassoum Coulibaly, and his Ivorian counterpart, Téné Birahima Ouattara, met yesterday (Friday). They discussed military cooperation. At the end of the meeting, both delegations expressed optimism that relations between their two countries would improve. The issue of joint patrols along the border, suspended for several months, may well have…