Abidjan

A Trip From Overated Lagos To Underated Abidjan (Part 2)

The trip to Abidjan started from my house. Jibowu Road was entirely cut off at the cargo end when my house project began in 2007. “Whoever told Fashola that I was moving”, he came and fixed the road ... read more

Ivory Coast president pardons predecessor Gbagbo to boost "social cohesion"

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said he had offered a presidential pardon to longtime rival Laurent Gbagbo, as part of a reconciliation drive with his predecessors ahead of ... read more

Adalikwu visits Regional Maritime Academy, harps on maritime manpower development

The Secretary General of Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr Paul Adalikwu has urged governments and maritime administrations in ... read more

Ivory Coast president pardons predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has pardoned his predecessor and longtime rival, Laurent Gbagbo, as part of a reconciliation drive ahead of elections due in 2025. Ouattara ... read more

Ivorian soldiers held for a month in Mali, negotiation favoured

A mediation by Togo has so far been unsuccessful, but discussions are continuing with a view to releasing the detained soldiers as quickly as possible. On 10 July, 49 Ivorian soldiers in military ... read more

Ivory Coast president pardons predecessor Gbagbo to boost "social cohesion"

ABIDJAN, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said he had offered a presidential pardon to longtime rival Laurent Gbagbo, as part of a reconciliation drive with ... read more

Arsène Koffi: Hope after war

When he wasn’t at school, Arsène did all the chores his grandmother asked him to do: shopping, household work, and working in the fields… Today, with a shaved head and bulging muscles, the young man ... read more

ForMin Aurescu attends support conference of International Counter-Terrorism Training Academy in Abidjan

Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Tuesday took part virtually in a support conference for the International Counter-Terrorism Training Academy in Abidjan organised by France and Ivory Coast ... read more

Côte d'Ivoire's digital economy is sorely lacking engineers

in Abidjan, seven young Ivorians in smart clothes talk about their friends who are taking their final exams on Saturday, their courses and the innovations they have in mind. Yatana Blé is ... read more

Christelle Oyiri’s Black Sonic Ecosystems

Douk Saga, a.k.a. Stéphane Doukouré, is the protagonist of Oyiri’s film War! Club! Action! (2022). Oyiri introduces the anonymized and fictional native informant DJ Eminence Grise before inviting us ... read more