Tag: Ivory Coast
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🇨🇮 Opposition in Côte d’Ivoire to hold protest on 11 October
On Saturday, 11 October, a protest march organised by the opposition platform “United Front” will take place in Côte d’Ivoire ahead of the presidential election, the platform’s representative Habiba Touré announced. “All activists and supporters, as well as all Ivorians who aspire to justice, democracy and peace, are invited to take part in this national…
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🇨🇮 Uber’s Exit from Ivory Coast: Reshaping Abidjan’s Ride-Hailing Landscape
Uber’s Surprise Departure from West African Market In a move that surprised both users and industry observers, Uber officially ceased operations in Côte d’Ivoire on September 24, 2025, marking the complete withdrawal of the ride-hailing giant from its first African market after six years of operation. The company, which had launched in Abidjan in December…
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Ivory Coast: Growth Projected at 6.2% in 2025 (World Bank)
The World Bank projects that Ivory Coast’s economy will expand by 6.2% in 2025, continuing an impressive trajectory that saw average growth of 8.2% between 2012 and 2020. Key drivers remain hydrocarbons, mining, and services. Yet risks remain. Pre-election instability, climate pressures, and tighter financing conditions could affect investment flows. Poverty, while reduced from 55%…
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🇨🇮 Cote d’Ivoire: Tidjane Thiam’s Presidential Bid Blocked as UN Declines to Intervene
Tidjane Thiam, former Credit Suisse CEO and leading opposition figure in Cote d’Ivoire, will be unable to run in the October 25 presidential election after the United Nations Human Rights Committee declined to support his appeal to be reinstated on the country’s electoral roll. Thiam had challenged an Ivorian court’s decision to exclude him, which…
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🇨🇮 Former defence minister arrested in Côte d’Ivoire after anti-government protests
In Côte d’Ivoire, former defence minister Moïse Lida Kouassi and former ambassador Boubakar Koné, members of the opposition African Peoples’ Party – Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI), which also includes former president Laurent Gbagbo, have been detained following anti-government demonstrations, AFP reported, citing party representatives. The party members were arrested after the 9–10 August protests and charged…
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🇨🇮 Ivory Coast: 5 dead in clashes at Bouaké prison
Five inmates at an Ivory Coast prison were killed when a routine search turned into a violent clash, authorities said Wednesday. Prisoners in Bouaké , the country’s second-largest city, reacted with “hostility” to a routine search for contraband on Tuesday, prosecutor Abel Nangbelé Yeo said in a statement. Five prisoners were killed and 29 people,…
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How Cocoa Beans Beat Bitcoin: The Sweetest Investment of 2024
How Cocoa Beans Beat Bitcoin: The Sweetest Investment of 2024 In a surprising turn of events, cocoa beans—humble seeds that fuel the global chocolate industry—have outshined Bitcoin as the best-performing commodity of 2024. While the world watched Bitcoin smash records, briefly soaring past the $100,000 mark in December, cocoa quietly made an even bigger leap.…
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Ivory Coast: opposition coalition calls for electoral reform ahead of presidential election
Ivory Coast’s “coalition for peaceful change” or CAP Côte d’Ivoire, called for electoral reform ahead of the crucial vote for the next president, set to take place on 25 October 2025. Among the recently-formed group’s demands for change are notably a revision of the electoral lists and the publication of election results by polling station.…
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🇨🇮 France Returns Last Military Base to Ivory Coast, Marking End of an Era
On February 20, 2025, France officially handed over its sole remaining military base in Ivory Coast, the Port-Bouet military camp, to local authorities. This marks the end of decades of French military presence in the country, symbolizing a new chapter in bilateral relations. The ceremony, attended by defense ministers from both nations, included a symbolic…
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🇨🇮 Inside Ivory Coast’s Abidjan Prison: A Glimpse Into Life Behind Bars
Nestled on the edge of the Banco Forest in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, stands the largest prison in West Africa: the Abidjan Prison. Designed to house 1,500 inmates, it now holds over 5,000, making it a stark symbol of the challenges facing the region’s justice and penal systems. This overcrowded prison offers a rare and thought-provoking…
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