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…
Ivory Coast: Ouattara declares candidacy for 3rd term
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara introduced Thursday that he will run for a 1/3 term, no matter in the past pointing out otherwise. In a televised tackle marking the country’s sixtieth anniversary of independence, Ouattara…
Health: Price of hydroxychloroquine increased
The price of hydroxychloroquine skyrockets in sub sahara African countries amid COVID 19. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, there have been claims that hydroxychloroquine can help in preventing and treatment the deadly virus, and…
Another Blow to Drogba’s FIF Presidency Campaign
Last Leg of Campaign Another setback for Ivorian soccer star Didier Drogba on Tuesday when the Association of the Nation's Players (AFI) announced its backing of current Ivorian Football Federation vice-president (FIF), Idriss Diallo. A…
Ivory Coast: President Ouattara Nominated For Third Term
President Ouattara on Wednesday requested for extra time to consider the nomination, indicating he would announce his decision in a speech to the country on August 6. I have heard messages from the a…
Ivory Coast: Minister of Defense named new prime…
The Ivorian president appointed Defense Minister Hamed Bakayoko as the top minister after the unexpected death of his predecessor, the presidency stated on Thursday. President Alassane Ouattara nominated Bakayoko to substitute former PM Amadou Gon…
Politics: President Ouattara nominated as candidate by RHDP…
President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has decided to reserve his decision to seek a third mandate for now. Without surprise, the president's RHDP party officially nominated him as a candidate during a convention in…
The ruling party in Ivory Coast wants Ouattara…
Ivory Coast’s ruling party, RHDP, wants outgoing President Alassane Ouattara to contest as its candidate for October presidential polls. The choice comes on the lower back of the demise of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who…
Sports: Drogba doesn’t win Ivorian top seat
Ivory Coast just concluded its football federation election to select its president but the former national team captain, Didier Drogba was snubbed of the position after failing to clinch the top position. In other news,…
Ivory Coast buries deceased Prime Minister
Ivory Coast’s deceased Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly was buried Friday in his hometown in Korogho, the main city in the north of the country. Before his burial, relatives surrounded his remains and prayed for…
NEWS: Remains of late Ivorian PM arrives for…
Remains of former Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibally, who died in Abidjan last week, arrived in his home town of Khorogo in northern Ivory Coast aboard an armed forces plane. The procession then made…
Death of PM Coulibaly: Abidjan residents express shock
Ivorians are mourning the passing of the country’s prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly.Days after his death people are still in a state of shock. On the streets of the economic capital, Abidjan many have paid…
Amadou Gon gone: Ivory Coast Prime Minister dead…
The Ivorian government has confirmed the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. He died at the age of 61 in the capital Abidjan. Multiple news sites including Jeune Afrique reported the death late Wednesday…
Ivory Coast nabs terrorist leader after deadly border…
Ivorian authorities on Monday announced the capture of a terrorist leader who led a deadly attack on a military post at Kafolo, on the northeastern border with Burkina Faso on June 11 following a large…
Death, destruction as landslide ravages parts of Ivory…
A landslide on the outskirts of Ivory Coast’s largest city Thursday killed at least 13 people after heavy rains swept away around 20 houses in the area, authorities said. A search was underway in Anyama…
Terrorist attack in northern Ivory Coast kills 10…
Gunmen have attacked a security post in northern Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 10 soldiers and injuring six others, Ivory Coast’s army chief said Thursday. It was the first…
Ivorian Defense Minister to sue over ‘cocaine trafficker’…
Ivorian Defense minister Hamed Bakayoko has strongly denied allegations of being a drug trafficker. A Canadian website Vice has been publishing a series of articles suggesting that he was a “major cocaine trafficker.” But according…
Farmers, miners in Ivory Coast embrace use of…
Farmers and miners in Ivory Coast are embracing the use of drones for light work. Until recently, stock checks and growth reports are done on foot. But now, this is done in record time. Thanks…
Ivory Coast withdraws from African Human Rights and…
Ivory Coast withdrew from the African Human Rights and Peoples Court, a week after the tribunal ordered the West African nation to suspend an arrest warrant against presidential hopeful Guillaume Soro, who on Tuesday was…
