Ivory Coast’s ruling party increases its majority in weekend vote
Ivory Coast's ruling party increased its majority in parliament in elections held at the weekend, while the main opposition party, ...
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Ivory Coast miners start paying higher royalties after failed resistance, sources say
Gold mining companies in Ivory Coast have begun paying a new 8% royalty on revenue, backdated to January, after months ...
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam
The historic town of Grand-Bassam in Ivory Coast embodies the era of French colonialism in West Africa and its political ...
Ivory Coast elections: Ouattara’s final rule or forever rule?
When Ivorians went to the polls on Saturday, few doubted the outcome. By Monday October 27, President Alassane Ouattara, 83, ...
Former commerce minister Billon concedes defeat to Ouattara in Ivory Coast election
Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon on Sunday conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the presidential election, he ...
Ivory Coast votes with 83-year-old Ouattara’s legacy in focus
Ivory Coast voted in a presidential election that unfolded on Saturday without major disruption, with incumbent and strong favourite Alassane ...
Ivory Coast’s Simone Gbagbo, from first lady to presidential challenger
Simone Gbagbo, a former first lady in Ivory Coast who was once wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes ...
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara looks to ride economic boom to fourth term
Alassane Ouattara's long path to becoming Ivory Coast president included two elections in which he was disqualified from running and ...
Tidjane Thiam, Ivorian businessman and politician
Born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in 1962, Tidjane Thiam belongs to a family with significant political and historical influence in ...
World Bank raises Sub-Sahara Africa growth forecast on inflation drop
Sub-Saharan African economies are expected to grow by a faster 3.8% this year on the back of stable prices that ...