46 Ivorian soldiers return home after Mali pardon
Bamako – Forty-six Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali since July arrived home late Saturday, according to an AFP reporter... Read more
8 Jan
Mali court sentences 46 Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in prison
Bamako – A court in Mali has sentenced 46 Ivorian troops whose detention in Mali sparked a diplomatic row... Read more
31 Dec, 2022
Ivory Coast’s ‘street general’ Ble Goude returns after acquittal
Abidjan – Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence in Ivory Coast 11 years ago, returned to... Read more
27 Nov, 2022
Laurent Gbagbo plays the longer game in Ivory Coast’s political poker
Abidjan – A year ago, former president Laurent Gbagbo returned to his native Ivory Coast after being acquitted abroad... Read more
17 Jun, 2022
Ivory Coast arrests 30 in cocaine swoop
Abidjan – Police in Ivory Coast have arrested around 30 people after making a massive cocaine haul in two port... Read more
10 Jun, 2022
UN talks to tackle degraded land ’emergency’ begin
Abidjan – The UN talks to tackle desertification and land degradation that have devastated large swathes of Africa began... Read more
10 May, 2022
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara keeps tight grip on reins after reshuffle
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s 80-year-old president, Alassane Ouattara, has given no sign of wanting to hand over the reins... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Wings of a dream: Ivory Coast tycoon sees new life for wrecked planes
Songon – “That one’s a DC-10, next to it you have a Fokker 28, over there are Boeing 737s…”... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara names regional bank chief as deputy
Yamoussoukro – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday said he had appointed Tiemoko Meyliet Kone, the governor of... Read more
19 Apr, 2022
Ivory Coast PM quits, new govt next week, says president
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s prime minister resigned on Wednesday and a new “streamlined” government will take shape next week, President... Read more
14 Apr, 2022
