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Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (RCI), is a state located in Africa, in the western part of the Gulf of Guinea. It roughly has the shape of a square about 600 km on each side5. With an area of 322 462 km2, it is bordered to the northwest by Mali, to the northeast by Burkina Faso, to the east by Ghana, to the southwest by Liberia, to the west-northwest by Guinea, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The population is estimated at 29 389 150 inhabitants in 2021.
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Ivory Coast: singer Debordo Leekunfa arrested
The Ivorian coupé-décalé artist Debordo Leekunfa was arrested in Abidjan after his notable appearance on the show Willy à Midi by Willy Dumbo on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.… -
Women’s AFCON 2026: CAF confirms expansion of the tournament to 16 teams
CAF has formalized the expansion of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations to 16 teams starting with the 2026 edition in Morocco, marking a new milestone in the… -
“Political clown”: HACA warns a Life TV columnist over insulting remarks
The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) issued a warning to Life TV columnist Isabelle Vovor after remarks deemed offensive made during the “Petit Poteau Politique” program on… -
Ivory Coast: a judicial inquiry opened against Damana Adia Pickass after their arrest
The Public Prosecutor at the Abidjan Court of First Instance announced, on Thursday, November 6, 2025, the opening of a judicial inquiry against Damana Adia, aka “Pickass”, 2nd… -
CAF Confederation Cup: Coton FC knocked out
Beaten 3-0 by San Pedro at Kégué Stadium this Saturday, Coton FC sees its run end in the second preliminary round of the Confederation Cup. Despite a promising… -
2025 presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire: Simone Ehivet finally responds to Laurent Gbagbo’s exclusion
Four days before the presidential vote on October 25, 2025, Simone Ehivet Gbagbo, 76, breaks her silence. In an interview with Jeune Afrique, the former first lady, running… -
Côte d’Ivoire : young people cause panic in Blolequin high schools
On Monday, October 20 and Tuesday, October 21, 2025, groups of youths caused panic in several schools in Blolequin, in western Côte d’Ivoire. School calm was shattered in… -
2026 Women’s AFCON (Q): Benin vs Nigeria, Senegal vs Côte d’Ivoire — 2nd round schedule
Here is the full schedule of matches for the second qualifying round of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The winners from this round will qualify for… -
2025 U-17 Women’s World Cup: Morocco vs Italy, Nigeria vs France — Matchday 2 schedule
Here are this week’s matches, part of the second matchday of the group stage of the U17 Women’s World Cup. Several big clashes are on the bill. The… -
Women’s AFCON 2026 (Q): Ivory Coast squad to take on Senegal
The Ivory Coast national team coach, Reynald Pedros, has called up a 23-player squad for the second qualifying round of the 2026 Women’s AFCON. The 2026 Women’s AFCON… -
Côte d’Ivoire – Blockade at the residence of Pascal Affi N’guessan: the former Prime Minister responds
On the night of Sunday, October 12, 2025, the residence of the president of the Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI), Pascal Affi N’guessan, was temporarily surrounded by security forces.… -
CAF Cup: FC San Pedro vs Coton FC, OCS vs Stade Tunisien — this Saturday’s schedule
Discover the matches scheduled for this Saturday across African pitches, as part of the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The CAF… -
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo convenes a strategic meeting of the PPA-CI
Former president Laurent Gbagbo has convened an expanded meeting of the Conseil stratégique et politique (CSP) of his party, the Parti des Peuples Africains – Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI),… -
2025 election in Ivory Coast: Jean-Louis Billon wants a showdown with Alassane Ouattara
Presidential candidate Jean-Louis Billon launched his campaign in Abidjan on Friday, declaring his ambition to qualify for the second round of the October 25 vote against outgoing president… -
2025 presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire: the president of the CEI urges voters to pick up their cards
The president of the Commission Électorale Indépendante (CEI), Ibrahime-Kuibiert Coulibaly, urged Ivorian voters this Monday, October 13, 2025, to go in large numbers to collection centers to pick… -
World Cup 2026 (Q): three spots still up for grabs in the Africa zone
With only hours to go before the close of the African qualifiers, three spots for the 2026 World Cup remain up for grabs, promising a decisive evening across… -
Ivory Coast: “Houphouëtism is not violence, it’s dialogue,” Tidjane Thiam
Tidjane Thiam raises his voice against the power of Alassane Ouattara. A few days before the presidential election, the president of the PDCI-RDA denounces a repressive drift he… -
Côte d’Ivoire: the Ministry of National Education denies a call for a school strike
In the Ivory Coast, a call for a school strike has been circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp since Saturday evening, but the Ministry of National Education says that… -
Côte d’Ivoire : the opposition calls for daily demonstrations ahead of the presidential election
Less than two weeks before the October 25 presidential election, the two main Ivorian opposition parties, the Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) led by Tidjane Thiam and… -
2025 presidential election in Ivory Coast: the Beninese consulate in Abidjan urges its nationals to be cautious
With less than two weeks until the presidential election on October 25, 2025, the political climate is heating up in Côte d’Ivoire. In this tense context, the Honorary… -
Côte d’Ivoire : le vice-président du PDCI-RDA échappe à une tentative d’arrestation
L’ancien maire du Plateau et vice-président du PDCI-RDA, Noël Akossi Bendjo, a échappé de justesse à une tentative d’arrestation dans la nuit du samedi 11 au dimanche 12… -
Ivory Coast: no deaths reported during the opposition march in Abidjan
The Ivorian fact-checking platform Alertes 100 denied, on Saturday, October 11, 2025, the information circulating on social media claiming there were deaths during the opposition march in Abidjan.… -
Côte d’Ivoire – Opposition march banned: 237 arrests in Abidjan
The march announced by the Joint Opposition Front, bringing together PPA-CI and PDCI-RDA, ended in several arrests this Saturday, October 11, 2025, in Abidjan. Despite the formal ban… -
Primud 2025: Himra shines and sweeps up five trophies in Abidjan
Abidjan came alive on the night of October 10–11, 2025 at the Parc des Expositions de Port-Bouët for the grand evening of the International Prize for Urban Music… -
2025 Ivorian presidential election: Jean-Louis Billon laments the lack of major figures
Jean-Louis Billon, candidate in the Ivorian presidential election of October 25, 2025, expressed his disappointment at the absence of several prominent political figures, including Laurent Gbagbo, Tidjane Thiam,… -
2026 World Cup (Q): Ivory Coast 7-0 Seychelles, South Sudan 0-5 Senegal, results of the 2 p.m. matches
Find out the results of the matches played this afternoon across Africa, part of the 9th matchday of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The 9th matchday of the… -
Côte d’Ivoire: the march of the Common Front of the opposition banned by the prefecture
The march announced by the Ivorian Opposition United Front (PDCI – PPA-CI), scheduled for Saturday, October 11, 2025 in Abidjan, has been banned throughout the Abidjan department. The… -
Ivory Coast: the PDCI–PPA-CI joint front continues its citizens’ march in Abidjan
The PDCI–PPA-CI Joint Front confirmed it will hold its civic march this Saturday, October 11, in Abidjan, despite the uncertainties and restrictions announced by the authorities. The information… -
2025 Presidential Election in Ivory Coast: the official kick-off of the election campaign
The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) officially opened the campaign for the presidential election on 25 October 2025 this Friday, October 10 at midnight, its president Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly… -
Ivory Coast: Charles Blé Goudé files a complaint over death threats
In Ivory Coast, the president of the Pan-African Congress for Justice and Equality of Peoples (COJEP), Charles Blé Goudé, filed a complaint for “death threats” with the public…