Quarantine

Ivory Coast quarantine controversy

There’s growing concern in Ivory Coast over a government decision to quarantine passengers from countries with 100 or more cases of the coronavirus in a sports centre and a new plan called ‘home quarantine’. Some…

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ivory Coast records first case

Ivory Coast have recorded its index case of coronavirus according to multiple reports in the West African country. The case was reported in the capital Abidjan. The country becomes the fifth in the region to…

Re election

The Ivorian president will not seek re-election in…

After a decade in leading, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has confirmed that he will not seek re-election in polls scheduled for October 2020. The announcement on Thursday ends speculation about the political future of…