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With recent discovery of oil deposits, Ivorian economy is diversifying into new realm of raw materials
5 months ago

With recent discovery of oil deposits, Ivorian economy is diversifying into new realm of raw materials

The Hindu  

The discovery of huge deposits of natural resources including oil, gas and gold in the Ivory Coast is pushing the country’s economy in a new direction. The number of mining permits and projects has tripled since 2012 — from nine to 28 — while research permits have increased from 120 to nearly 200 over the period.” Mr. Coulibaly said the …

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Time to shine: Ivory Coast counts wins but not costs as AFCON 2023 begins
11 months, 1 week ago

Time to shine: Ivory Coast counts wins but not costs as AFCON 2023 begins

Al Jazeera  

Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Cocktails being named after popular African footballers. Construction and controversy President Ouattara alluded to the potential reconciliatory role of hosting the Nations Cup for a second time – the other time was in 1984 – when he told the nation during his New Year’s address: “We must show our ability to unite, to make our country …

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46 Ivorian soldiers return home after months of captivity in Mali
1 year, 11 months ago

46 Ivorian soldiers return home after months of captivity in Mali

Firstpost  

Bamako, Mali: Forty-six Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali since July arrived home late Saturday, according to an AFP reporter at the airport, a day after they were pardoned by the neighbouring country’s junta. Diplomatic efforts An Ivorian delegation had travelled to Mali for talks before the trial opened, and the Ivorian defence ministry had said the dispute was “on the …

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ECOWAS sanctions Guinea, condemns Mali over Ivorian troops
2 years, 3 months ago

ECOWAS sanctions Guinea, condemns Mali over Ivorian troops

Al Jazeera  

West Africa regional bloc announces new sanctions over Guinea’s schedule for a transition to democracy. The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, has announced more sanctions on Guinea’s military government after it failed to establish a new schedule for a transition to democracy. In an extraordinary summit held on Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General …

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Ex-President Gbagbo back in Ivory Coast after acquittal
3 years, 6 months ago

Ex-President Gbagbo back in Ivory Coast after acquittal

Associated Press  

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Former President Laurent Gbagbo returned home to Ivory Coast on Thursday, a decade after his refusal to concede defeat in a presidential election sparked months of violence that left more than 3,000 people dead. “I am happy to return to Ivory Coast and to Africa,” he said before adding: “I know that I am Ivorian but …

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Night of the Kings, Philippe Lacôte's Ivorian Oscars entry, is a peek into the world's only prison run by an inmate
3 years, 8 months ago

Night of the Kings, Philippe Lacôte's Ivorian Oscars entry, is a peek into the world's only prison run by an inmate

Firstpost  

Language: French and Dyula La MACA is a prison that lies right outside the borders of Ivory Coast’s capital city, Abidjan. And as they say in Philippe Lacôte’s Oscar-nominated film Night of the Kings, it is the only prison in the world run by an inmate. Ivory Coast, much like La MACA with its warring inmates, is a nation scarred …

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