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Côte d'Ivoire

Steps at reconciliation?

Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo to meet on 27 July

Two adversaries – President Alassane Ouattara and former president Laurent Gbagbo – will meet on 27 July, 10 years after the war that pitted ... them against each other and brought Côte d'Ivoire to its knees.

Gbagbo goes to Kinshasa

Côte d’Ivoire: Why did Gbagbo pick DRC for his first foreign trip?

After his much talked about return to Côte d'Ivoire on 17 June, former president Laurent Gbagbo chose the DRC for his first trip abroad. Here ... is why.

Staple Diet

Sokowatch bets business-to-business e-commerce can beat Jumia’s retail in West Africa

East African e-commerce company Sokowatch plans to expand to West Africa to extend its business-to-businesss (B2B) model for informal retailers, ... CEO Daniel Yu tells The Africa Report.

ministerial overhaul

Côte d’Ivoire: President Alassane Ouattara shakes up his government

Shaken by the loss of his two prime ministers, Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara has decided to introduce some changes. For instance, ... his brother, the defence minister, and his chief of staff will play a more important role than ever.

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trusted allies

From London to Cairo, the entourage of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris

Illusions of reconciliation?

Côte d’Ivoire: With their reconciliation, what are Ouattara, Gbagbo and Bédié trying to achieve?

Autonomous state

Côte d’Ivoire’s sugar industry hopes to become self-sufficient in five years

trusted allies

From London to Cairo, the entourage of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris

Illusions of reconciliation?

Côte d’Ivoire: With their reconciliation, what are Ouattara, Gbagbo and Bédié trying to achieve?

Autonomous state

Côte d’Ivoire’s sugar industry hopes to become self-sufficient in five years

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firm decision

Côte d’Ivoire: Guillaume Soro sentenced to life imprisonment

The former president of Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly Guillaume Soro was found guilty of "undermining state security" and sentenced in absentia ... to life imprisonment.

close supporters

Côte d’Ivoire: Who are Laurent Gbagbo’s most loyal allies?

Despite his arrest and imprisonment, Côte d'Ivoire's former president Laurent Gbagbo had the unwavering support of a core group of people. Some ... were arrested and also imprisoned; others went into exile after his fall. We take a look at those who have been waiting for his return eight years after leaving the country.

The return of Gbagbo

Côte d’Ivoire: Return of Laurent Gbagbo brings both excitement and fear

The former president returns today, 17 June, to Côte d'Ivoire, a decade after his arrest and three months after the International Criminal Court ... (ICC) acquitted him. His supporters await his return with enthusiasm but some Abidjanis remain apprehensive.

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Relatives and victims of violence under former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo take part in a protest against his release in Abidjan's Abobo neighborhood

opening old wounds

Côte d’Ivoire: With Gbagbo’s return, victims want an arrest not a homecoming

Laurent Gbagbo is expected to return to Abidjan on 17 June 2021. As his supporters readily prepare for his homecoming, victims of the 2010-2011 ... post-election crisis are calling for the former Ivorian president’s arrest once he lands in the country.

Making waves

Senegal/Côte d’Ivoire: Wave, the fintech that’s shaking up the mobile money industry?

Created by two Americans to lower the cost of mobile money transactions, Wave has been in the spotlight ever since Orange tried to curb its development ... in Senegal.

one-of-a-kind

Côte d’Ivoire: International Counter-Terrorism Academy officially open

On Thursday, 10 June, Côte d'Ivoire's Prime Minister Patrick Achi and France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian inaugurated the International ... Counter-Terrorism Academy, an education and training centre for special forces units.

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