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Zaha’s shock return! Ivory coast recall veteran for AFCON defence

Johannesburg – Defending champions Ivory Coast have recalled 33-year-old former Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha for the 2025 Africa Cup... Read more

10 Dec

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast detains opposition spokesman for ‘terrorism’: lawyer

Abidjan – Police took the spokesman of Ivory Coast’s largest opposition party into custody on Wednesday, accusing him of... Read more

27 Nov

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast opposition expels members defying election boycott

Abidjan – The opposition party of Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo on Wednesday sanctioned about 20 of its members... Read more

20 Nov

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast boosts border defences amid Malian refugee surge

Abidjan –  Ivory Coast authorities said Thursday they were reinforcing border security after the arrival of an “unusual” number... Read more

14 Nov

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast ex-leader’s party to shun polls after ally detained

Abidjan – The opposition party of Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo said Thursday it will boycott December parliamentary... Read more

7 Nov

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Ivory Coast president

Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term, securing a crushing 89.77 percent in a... Read more

28 Oct

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast’s Ouattara set for fourth term, early results suggest

Abidjan – Alassane Ouattara looked likely to secure a fourth term as Ivory Coast president when final results are... Read more

27 Oct

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast jails 32 people for protesting ahead of presidential vote

Abidjan – Just four days before tense presidential elections, an Ivory Coast court on Tuesday sentenced 32 people to... Read more

22 Oct

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast opposition slams protest ban ahead of controversial vote

Abidjan – Ivorian opposition parties and NGOs slammed a ban on political rallies just a week before a controversial... Read more

20 Oct

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Amnesty urges Ivory Coast to ‘stop stifling protests’ ahead of polls

Abidjan – Amnesty International on Thursday called on authorities in Ivory Coast to end a crackdown on opposition protests... Read more

16 Oct