Ivory Coast launches major drive to reverse deforestation
Abidjan – Ivory Coast, which has lost nearly all its forests in the last half century, has launched a... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
West Africa and European partners strengthen ties against Sahel jihadists
Accra – West African nations met with European leaders on Tuesday for talks on “homegrown” ways to prevent jihadist conflict... Read more
23 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast and Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices
Abidjan – Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two biggest cocoa producers, said on Monday there had been progress... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
Trial of 2016 Ivory Coast terror attack set for November 30
Abidjan – The long-awaited trial of suspects in a 2016 attack on a tourist resort in Ivory Coast that... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast, Ghana throw down gauntlet on cocoa price
Bringakro – The world’s chocolate industry could be in for a turbulent ride as the two biggest cocoa producers... Read more
20 Nov, 2022
West Africa coastal states eye more cooperation over Sahel jihadism
Accra – West African coastal states on Thursday held talks on boosting cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast to quit UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
Abidjan – Ivory Coast says it will withdraw from the UN’s peacekeeping operations in troubled Mali, a move coinciding... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
African players in Europe: Resurgent Salah strikes twice
Paris – Two-time African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah was back to his predatory best at the weekend,... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast ‘street general’ Ble Goude to return home after acquittal
Abidjan – The former right-hand man of Ivory Coast’s ex-president Laurent Gbagbo told AFP on Monday that he will... Read more
25 Oct, 2022
Jihadist fears cast shadow on Niger-Benin border
Gaya – Observers of troubled West Africa have long fretted that jihadists who have rampaged across the Sahel are... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
