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Ivory Coast votes in local, regional polls seen as test for presidential race

Ivory Coast was voting Saturday in local and regional elections set to gauge support for the ruling party and the opposition two years ahead of a presidential poll. The three leading political groups are vying for seats in 201 districts and 31 regions in the West African nation, a regional economic power and leading cocoa […]

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Ivory Coast president removes prime minister, dissolves government

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara dismissed on Friday his prime minister, Patrick Achi, and announced the upcoming formation of a new government, two years before the next presidential elections. Ouattara signed a decree “ending the duties of the prime minister, who is the head of the government, as well as those of the members of the

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Former Ivory Coast PM Guillaume Soro says will end self-imposed exile

Ivory Coast’s former prime minister Guillaume Soro, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, on Sunday said he was ending his self-imposed exile that began in 2019. Soro was previously right-hand man to President Alassane Ouattara, but the pair fell out in 2019, with the head of state accusing him of fomenting a “civilian and military

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International Trade: Ivory Coast agrees to the WTO fisheries subsidies agreement

COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL: CÔTE D’IVOIRE ACCEPTS THE WTO AGREEMENT ON FISHING SUBSIDIES Ambassador Kouadio Adjoumani, the permanent representative of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations office of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations in Geneva, handed over on Monday October 23 to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO, Ivory Coast’s instrument of acceptance

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Presidency of the PDCI-RDA: Akossi Bendjo withdraws in favor of Tidjane Thiam

NOËL AKOSSI BENDJO The candidate for the presidency of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI-RDA), Noël Akossi Bendjo, vice-president of the party, announced on Sunday his withdrawal from the race in favor of candidate Tidjane Thiam, former Minister of Planning and Development. It was through a press release read jointly by the deputy Jean-Michel

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Ivory Coast/fight against the high cost of living: 2000 complaints registered, according to the Rapid Control Brigade (Interview)

ARMAND ALEXANDRE KOFFI, COMMANDER OF THE RAPID CONTROL BRIGADE (BCR) OF THE MINISTRY OF TRADE “There were 2,000 complaints recorded, of which 1,365 cases were processed as of October 31, 2023,” declared Armand Alexandre Koffi, commander of the Rapid Control Brigade (BCR) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. and the Promotion of SMEs during

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3rd UNESCO World Forum in Brazil: solutions to combat discrimination and racism in the world at the heart of discussions

3RD UNESCO WORLD FORUM IN BRAZIL: SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM IN THE WORLD AT THE HEART OF DISCUSSIONSTHE 3RD WORLD FORUM OF THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, THE SCIENCE AND CULTURE (UNESCO) ON DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM WAS HELD FROM WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29 TO FRIDAY DECEMBER 1, 2023 IN SÃO PAULO (BRAZIL). The 3rd

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