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Ivory Coast trial opens for 18 accused in Grand Bassam beach attack

The trial of 18 people accused of responsibility for the deadly 2016 attack on a beach resort in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, opened on Wednesday in the country's main city, Abidjan.

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I.Coast 'street general' Ble Goude returns after acquittal

Abidjan (AFP) - Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence in Ivory Coast 11 years ago, returned to the country Saturday for the first time in more than eight years, hinting that his political ambitions remained undimmed.

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I.Coast's 'street general' Ble Goude returns after acquittal

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Musicians in French-speaking Africa eye global market through streaming

Abidjan (AFP) - The wildfire popularity of streaming platforms has hoisted Nigerian and other artists from English-speaking Africa to unprecedented popularity around the world.

AFP

I. Coast, Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices

Abidjan (AFP) - Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's two biggest cocoa producers, said Monday there had been progress towards resolving a tug-of-war with chocolate giants on prices.

AFP

Warnings at UN General Assembly as global hunger crisis deepens

In tonight's edition: A warning alarm is being sounded at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as NGOs tell of a devastating humanitarian crisis. Some estimates say 140 million people in Africa are facing acute food insecurity, with tens of millions on the brink of starvation. Also, flooding…

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Abidjan residents clean up popular district to mark World Cleanup Day

Residents of the Yopougon, the most populous district in Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan, took to the streets on Saturday to clean clogged storm drains and pick up rubbish strewn on the streets to mark World Cleanup Day.

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Côte d’Ivoire accuses Mali of using its soldiers as 'hostages'

Tension between Mali and Côte d’Ivoire has flared up again after Bamako demanded that Malian politicians in exile in Côte d’Ivoire be handed over to Malian authorities. This in exchange for the release of Ivorian soldiers held in custody since July.

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Voice-operated smartphones target Africa's illiterate

Abidjan (AFP) - Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa -- the tens of millions of people who face huge challenges in life because they cannot read or write.

AFP

African economies see reasons for optimism despite crises

Abidjan (AFP) - From Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine, external crises have put pressure on African economies, but many on the continent see opportunities to undertake radical reforms.

AFP

Egypt can 'mitigate' global food crisis, international cooperation minister says

Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation, Rania A. Al-Mashat, granted an interview to FRANCE 24 in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan. Although the war in Ukraine is threatening Egypt's food security, the minister believes that "pre-emptive action" undertaken by Cairo in the past few years will help "mitigate" the impact of…

France 24

Ivory Coast authorities build wall for endangered urban park

Authorities hope the protection efforts will help the park get listed among UNESCO’s world heritage sites.

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Ivory Coast builds a wall to protect endangered urban park

Concerned about illegal logging and pollution in Banco National Park in Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan, authorities are erecting a concrete perimeter wall that they hope will preserve its distinctive ecosystem.

Reuters

‘Made in Cote d’Ivoire’ chocolatier puts women at centre of his cocoa revolution

Cote d’Ivoire’s premium chocolate maker Axel Emmanuel Gbaou saw a major problem in the country’s cocoa industry – the farmers live in poverty, their wives were not involved and so farmers’ children weren’t going to school. He set about revolutionising the sector.

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Desertification summit ends with promises to restore a billion hectares of land

The COP15 summit in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, which was focused on desertification and its impacts, closed with commitments by 196 countries to restore one billion hectares of degraded land between now and 2030. They also agreed to enhance drought preparedness, response and resilience.

AFP

Africa grapples with way forward on cybercrime

Abidjan (AFP) - Cyber experts are urging Africa to up its game in the face of criminals targeting the continent's fast-growing internet economy with scams and theft.

Radio France Internationale

196 states meet to combat desertification at COP 15 summit in Abidjan

The UN's COP 15 against desertification has kicked off in the Ivorian capital, striving for concrete action against the rapid degradation of land and its dire consequences for biodiversity and livelihoods.

Reuters

How Africa is bearing the brunt of palm oil's perfect storm

Djeneba Belem's fried bean cake stall in Abidjan is a world away from the war raging in Ukraine. But her business is now at the mercy of an unexpected consequence: runaway palm oil prices.

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African support on Ukraine shows Kremlin's soft power

Abidjan (AFP) - African leaders, opposition figures and social influencers are stepping up their support for the Kremlin even as Russia's image elsewhere is being shredded by the war in Ukraine.

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CAF president Motsepe 'reassured' by Ivory Coast's AFCON preparations

Abidjan (AFP) - The Confederation of African Football president, Patrice Motsepe, said he was "reassured" by the progress made by the Ivory Coast on a visit to the next Africa Cup of Nations hosts on Monday.

France 24

Zimbabwe's new opposition party CCC wins majority of seats in by-elections

In tonight's edition: Zimbabwe's newest opposition party, the CCC, plants its flag solidly ahead of next year's general election after winning two thirds of seats in by-elections. Also, a child dies in Ivory Coast in another building collapse, the third such incident in Abidjan in just over a month. Finally,…

Reuters

Ivory Coast's 'Real Boys' address drug use, violence through dance

On a dimly lit stage in Abidjan one member of the dance group lies motionless on the floor, legs splayed, while seven others dance around him in an intense hip-hop routine meant to warn about the dangers of drug use and gang violence in Ivory Coast.

France 24

From where I stand: The incredible story of Ivorian comedian Clentélex

Clentélex is a 23-year-old man from Ivory Coast who has overcome the odds. He grew up in a poor neighbourhood of Abidjan. Unlike many of his contemporaries who were lured into violence and crime, Clentélex used comedy as his weapon of choice. He won the biggest comedy prize in his…

Reuters

Ivory Coast apartment building collapse kills at least four

A five-storey apartment block collapsed in Ivory Coast's commercial capital of Abidjan, killing at least four people, including two children, the fire brigade said on Monday.

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