Côte d'Ivoire

Ecowas: The next forty years

As the West African regional body celebrates 40 years in May, The Africa Report looks at integration on the ground and what the next four decades ... could hold.

Banking: Rapid growth in West Africa’s CFA zone makes debt manageable

The Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA) plans to issue 2,865 billion CFA francs ($4.9 billion) in debt this year, down 22.4 percent ... from 2014 when both Ivory Coast and Senegal issued Eurobonds.

Finance: Cote d’Ivoire $1 bn Eurobond nearly four times oversubscribed

Investors have placed nearly $4 billion in orders for a $1 billion Eurobond -- sub-Saharan Africa's first in 2015 -- which Ivory Coast marketed ... on Tuesday, a government spokesman said.

Best and worst of Afcon 2015 tournament

After 32 games over 23 days, AFCON 2015 ended in Bata on Sunday with an emotional win for Ivory Coast over Ghana. Taimour Lay presents his highs ... and lows of the tournament.

Afcon 2015 Final: Côte d’Ivoire end their long wait

After a goalless extra time at the 2015 African Cup of Nations finals,Les Elephants on Sunday unsettled Ghana's Black Stars with a sensational ... 9-8 penalty shootout victory.

In Pictures: AFCON 2015 – Violence at Ghana / Equatorial Guinea semi final match

The 2015 AFCON semi final match between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea will go down in history as probably the most chaotic as disgruntled fans ... of the losing team turned violent. Deep into the second-half, after Ghana's third goal, the missiles started to be directed at 500 Ghana fans gathered in a segregated corner. First it was bottles, then stones, then glass, all raining down on the pitch from Equatoguinean fans furious at perceived injustices at the hands of the referee. Ghana's fans, admirably restrained throughout, eventually made it to the opposite corner of the ground.

AFCON 2015: Ghana reach final amid stadium violence

Disgruntled Equatorial Guinea fans force semi-final in Malabo to be suspended for 40 minutes ...

AFCON 2015 hosts Equatorial Guinea reach semis after controversial penalty

Equatorial Guinea reached the semi-finals of the 2015 African Cup of Nations amid controversy in Bata on Saturday night. ...

AFCON 2015: DRC come back to win battle of the Congos

A remarkable second-half turnaround at the quarter-final match between the national teams of the two Congos, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ... and the Republic of Congo, gives DRC manager Ibenge a place in the semi-finals.

Renard leads Cote d’Ivoire into quarters as AFCON 2015 heats up

Ivory Coast qualified for the quarter-finals on Wednesday night after the tightest of 1-0 wins over Cameroon. ...