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Côte d'Ivoire

deep sorrow

Côte d’Ivoire: Death of Prime Minister leaves political void

Côte d'Ivoire's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Alassane Ouattara's runner-up in the October presidential election, died suddenly on Wednesday ... 8 July in Abidjan.

FIGHT BACK

‘The Invisibles’: Unseen footage of Italy’s migrant labourers at peak of COVID-19

“Social distancing is a privilege here…people are packed together….there is no access to healthcare from the state.” ...

eco friendly

Replacing CFA with Eco ‘challenges the sovereignty’ of Nigerian naira

The Francophone countries coming together to replace the colonial currency, the CFA Franc with the Eco, may be “a major step forward and a ... positive thing,” says Andrew S. Nevin, Chief Economist, Nigeria Clients and Markets Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). But for Nigeria, the eventual uniformed adoption of the single currency challenges the sovereignty of its naira.

Construction of the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas terminal for BP Senegal-Mauritania

consortia competition

France’s Eiffage calls for joint bids to beat China’s construction giants

Present in Senegal since 1926, the French group has extended its presence to West Africa. It is particularly targeting energy-related projects. ... But without strong consortiums it will be hard to beat Chinese competitors, it believes.

Ethiopia Africa Summit

trade within

Coronavirus: Africa needs AfCFTA to transform its economies

Of all the legacies of colonialism, one of those which has most hampered economic growth and the alleviation of poverty is fragmentation – ... neighbours with different currencies, regulations enabling trade with Europe but not with other Africans, and a neglect of intra-African transport and infrastructure links to facilitate this trade.

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The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Accra

perfect storm

Ghana: Debt repayments greater than health or education spending

Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to ease restrictions when it lifted lockdown measures on 20 April. The country’s Minister of ... Finance Ken Ofori-Atta argued the 21-day lockdown of Ghana’s biggest cities had become financially unbearable for most of the population, a concern that gave the government little choice but to lift the restriction.

Article 9/10 of "Corona Chronicles: 25 May – 29 May"

Aboubakar Soumahoro

left-wing star

Aboubakar Soumahoro, the Ivorian trade unionist shaking up Italy

A former farm worker, the Ivorian/Italian trade unionist has become a leading figure in Italy to such an extent that the media portrays him as ... the country’s “new left-wing star”.

French President Emmanuel Macron

death of CFA franc

France: One step closer to ending the CFA franc

On 20 May, the French Council of Ministers passed a bill modifying its monetary agreement with the eight member states of the West African Economic ... and Monetary Union (UEMOA), following the unexpected CFA franc reform announced this past December.

deep throat

AfDB: What’s in the confidential report exonerating Adesina

On what grounds were the allegations against the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) dismissed? A look at on the audit conducted by the ... bank’s Ethics Committee.

Amadou Gon Coulibaly, premier ministre de Cote d'Ivoire

medical flight

Côte d’Ivoire: Why Prime Minister Coulibaly is at hospital in France

Amadou Gon Coulibaly arrived in Paris on Sunday, 3 May in the early morning hours. The Ivorian prime minister underwent medical tests on Monday ... at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.

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