The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Violence erupted in Ivory Coast as elections campaign took an unexpected turn as a city in northern Abidjan was attacked. While the savagery seemed unconstrained, local alliance ECOWAS is stressed. It has dispatched a designation to the nation to attempt to quiet strains. Ethnically charged mottos and messages have expanded as the west African nation […]
A thick layer of black paint, a giant canvas painted red… The talents of Abobo, in Ivory Coast, are expressing themselves. The painters are telling the stories of their hometown, with its colours and characters, to the visitors of the Adama Toungara museum. “This artwork reminds us about the history of this place, which used […]
Ivory Coast inaugurated Saturday its new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium, built with the help of China, in Ebimpe, on the outskirts of Abidjan, in preparation for the African Cup of Nations soccer in 2023. The ceremony, with a great show of dance and music, took place in the presence of 50,000 people, according to the organizers […]
The price of cocoa paid to farmers for the 2020-2021 harvest in Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer, has been set at 1,000 CFA francs (1.52 euros) per kilo, up 21%, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced, one month before the October 31 presidential election. “We have decided to increase the price from 825 to 1000 […]
Former Chelsea star, Didier Drogba has won the 2020 UEFA President’s Award. The UEFA disclosed this in a statement released via an official Twitter account on Wednesday. The statement read “Didier is a hero to millions of football fans for his achievements throughout his glittering playing career. “He is a leader and will be remembered […]
The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights dominated on Friday to reject the exclusion of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo from the upcoming presidential elections of October 31 — ordering the Ivorian nation to “take all necessary measures to straight away get rid of all obstacles” hindering his participation in the race as his […]
Opposition Unite? Former Ivorian Prime Minister and candidate for the upcoming presidential election on October 31, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, 67, is yet another politician declaring his outrage at the Constitutional Council’s decision to deem the sought third term of the current president as valid — when, to many, it is unconstitutional. Pascal Affi N’Guessan: “I […]
Mikel Agu returned to Super Eagles as Genort Rohr named 24 others for Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia friendlies in October. The 27-year-old Vitória de Guimarães midfielder did no longer make the closing cut to the 2018 FIFA World Cup and has for the reason that then not been involved with the country wide team. Rohr has […]
Supporters of the current Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara gathered in Paris to show their support to their candidate. Ouattara who came to power in 2010, following the refusal of former president Laurent Gbagbo to step down, has long been praised by his supporters as Ivory Coast’s savior, especially for his social work. ” He’s […]
France has recalled its ambassador in Ivory Coast Gilles Huberson, just a few weeks before the country’s heavily awaited elections. Following Ouattara’s official declaration as a candidate to a third mandate, protesters took their anger to the streets. 15 people died during the demonstrations. With many fearing the elections could lead to post-electoral violence like […]
The Constitutional Council, the top court in Cote d’Ivoire has officially validated the presidential candidacy bid of current President Alassane Ouattara who seeks a contentious third term — clearing only four of the 44 candidates for the October 31 presidential election. Mamadou Koné, the President of Ivory Coast’s constitutional council, read out the list in […]
Yellow, red, green… this is the new face of the town of Abobo after the operation “Abobo ê zo,” which means “Abobo is pretty!” An operation initiated by the town hall and financed by private and public companies from Côte d’Ivoire. More than a hundred craftspeople were mobilised on the life-size building site. Namory Dosso, […]
Jovial commotion on the streets of Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire as supporters celebrated on Saturday the presidential candidate nomination inauguration of former head of state Henri Konan Bédié by his political party — and the main national opposition movement, Democratic Party of Cote d’Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA). The 86 year old politician had already […]
The French-Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte is back with his second film, The Night of Kings. It tells the story of Roman, a young member of the violent “microbes” gang, who is emprisoned in Abidjan’s famous La Maca jail. Forced by the gang leader, Blackbeard, to tell inmates stories, he picks the tale of the Zama […]
Initial Bid Rejection Two more candidates are officially in the running to be president in Cote d’Ivoire in time for the Monday night submission deadline. Both candidacy bids were filed in their absence and in spite of the earlier decision taken in August to exclude the bid of anyone convicted of a crime or misdemeanour […]
The schedule for submitting candidacy papers to run for October’s presidential election in Cote d’Ivoire ends by midnight. At least 36 candidates are expected to be registered by the end the day for the presidential race, if all application are submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission. Opposition leaders, Pascal Affi Nguessan of Ivorian Popular Front, […]
Laurent Gbagbo, the former Ivorian President, has been irrevocably removed from the electoral listing and hence, will no longer be able to present himself in the upcoming presidential elections per an Ivorian judiciary ruling that sees him still in exile. The information used to be recently verified by way of the Independent Electoral Commission with […]
At least six human beings have now been killed in three days of clashes in Ivory Coast as protestors took to the streets following President Alassane Ouattara’s choice to run for a 1/3 term this October Four human beings had died in two days of clashes in the central town of Daoukro and the southern […]