Côte d'Ivoire

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Côte d’Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara fail to reconcile

The strong bond on display during the 14 July meeting between Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo did not last long. Here is the story of the ... umpteenth turnaround in the relationship between the Ivorian president and his predecessor.

Change in Status

Why Côte d’Ivoire is renationalising oil company Petroci

Although the oil deposits identified in Côte d'Ivoire promise new resources for the state, negotiations with the many partners involved are ... still ongoing. To facilitate this, oil company Petroci is being transformed into a 100% state-owned company.

Boosting Orange

Orange Côte d’Ivoire to go public soon

After giving the green light to sell nearly 10% of its stake in Orange CI, the Ivorian government is giving a boost to Orange’s IPO project. ...

Kenya Airways planes at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, near Nairobi, Kenya, in November 2019.

political affinity

Why Kenya Airways and South African Airways are looking to West Africa

"We intend to invite a West African airline to join us in order to deploy a three-hub strategy: Nairobi, Johannesburg and West Africa," Kenya ... Airways chairman Michael Joseph told an investor briefing on 29 March. He issued a call for applications to join the proposed merger between his airline and South African Airways (SAA), which had been presented in November 2021.

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African Parks rangers start their mission in Côte d’Ivoire

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Cocaine trafficking in Côte d’Ivoire: Raid on the Port of Abidjan

U.S. President Joe Biden, in Bali, Indonesia, November 16, 2022.

Change of tactics

Ghana, Mozambique… US looks to unshackle aid and investment for states with ‘weak governance’

sahel security

African Parks rangers start their mission in Côte d’Ivoire

white lines

Cocaine trafficking in Côte d’Ivoire: Raid on the Port of Abidjan

Change of tactics

Ghana, Mozambique… US looks to unshackle aid and investment for states with ‘weak governance’

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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara on 20 July 2022 upon his arrival in South Africa for a state visit.

thawing relations

Côte d’Ivoire: President Alassane Ouattara in South Africa for state visit

Cloudy skies and bitter cold. The winter weather in Johannesburg proved to be harsh when welcoming Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara. ... The head of state arrived in South Africa on the evening of 20 July. The next few days would be warmer in this country, where bilateral relations with Côte d'Ivoire are improving.

Back to back meetings

Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara, Gbagbo, Bédié… inside their closed-door meeting

The reunion was an opportunity for the three men to discuss major issues, including Guillaume Soro and political prisoners, before another meeting ... is held, whose date has already been set.

Peacekeeper conflict

Mali: 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested after the military labels them “mercenaries”

On Tuesday 12 July, Côte d'Ivoire demanded that Mali release 49 soldiers arrested in the country’s main international airport in Bamako on ... Sunday 10 July.

Crown fire

Côte d’Ivoire: The case that led to the fall of Alain-Richard Donwahi

Arrested in November 2021, Ibrahim Lakiss, an Ivorian-Lebanese logger, is suspected of having set up a racketeering system with the complicity ... of numerous regional officials and private operators. This is an investigation into a state scandal that cost the minister of Water and Forests, Alain-Richard Donwahi, his job.

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Jean-Claude Brou, former Minister of Industry and Mines of Côte d'Ivoire, will be the Governor of the BCEAO from 3 July.

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Jean-Claude Brou: “Abidjan-Lagos highway will 10X trade within ECOWAS”

On 4 July, the Ivorian Jean-Claude Brou became the new governor of the Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. We took the opportunity ... to take stock of the four years he spent as president of the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) Commission.

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Jumia: A decade of resilience for the e-commerce pioneer

Despite mounting losses since its creation in 2012, the first pan-African e-commerce platform in history remains a model of resilience and an ... inspiration for many young entrepreneurs. What is its recipe?

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