COTE D’IVOIRE has announced the withdrawal of French troops from its territory, marking another significant step in reducing France’s military footprint in West Africa. The decision, framed as a move toward strengthening national sovereignty, was unveiled during President Alassane Ouattara’s…
COTE d’Ivoire and Ghana have agreed to deepen their collaboration in the cultivation, processing, and marketing of cocoa and cashew nuts, both critical products for their agricultural economies. This agreement was reached during the first summit of the ‘Strategic Partnership…
Cote d’Ivoire has been named the leading African country in the fight against discrimination against women, according to the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2023 report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). However, this achievement has sparked…
PRESIDENT Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire led the celebration of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) 60th anniversary on Tuesday, highlighting the institution’s pivotal role in improving the lives of millions of Africans. Speaking at the Bank’s Diamond Jubilee event…
RISING majestically from the Sassandra River basin, Côte d’Ivoire’s Soubre Hydroelectric Power Plant stands as the nation’s largest and most significant hydropower facility. Since its official commissioning in November 2017, this landmark project has become a symbol of progress, delivering…
COTE D’IVOIRE is poised to see a more than threefold increase in its oil output by 2027, thanks to recent oil and gas discoveries in the Baleine and Calao offshore fields. President Alassane Ouattara made the announcement on Tuesday, projecting…
IN a swift and heartbreaking turn of events, Dame Touré found herself hastily gathering her belongings as bulldozers advanced into her neighbourhood in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Alongside her three children, she scrambled to salvage what they could, but their efforts…
