02

Sep

Italy’s Eni makes giant oil discovery in offshore Ivory Coast

Italian energy group Eni said it had made a giant oil discovery in offshore Ivory Coast which could hold as much as 2 billion barrels of oil. It said in…

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01

Sep

WHO says no Ebola in Ivory Coast

New testing has found no evidence that the woman in Ivory Coast who tested positive earlier this month for Ebola actually had the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.…

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13

May

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi admitted to hospital in France

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi, 65, has been admitted to hospital in Paris for medical tests, two sources close to him said. Achi, a close confidant of President Alassane…

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11

Mar

Ivory Coast’s PM dies in Germany

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who was seen as a possible successor to President Alassane Ouattara, has died in Freiburg in southwestern Germany, two days after his 56th birthday,…

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23

Dec

Photo Story: The Abidjan Festival of Lights

People view Christmas illuminations and decorations in a street of the Abobo popular district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.  The illuminations are on display as part of the Abidjan City of…

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19

Dec

Photo Story: Christmas preparations in Abidjan

A model of Santa Claus is on display in a public garden in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. A few days before Christmas, shopping in the West African city is at its…

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02

Aug

Didier Drogba submits candidature for Ivory Coast FA’s presidency

Didier Drogba drew a large crowd on Saturday eager to watch him submit his candidacy before the deadline for next month’s Ivory Coast Football Federation elections. The 42-year-old former African…

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09

Jul

Ivory Coast’s prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies at 61

Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast's prime minister and the ruling party's candidate for an October presidential election, died on Wednesday, President Alassane Ouattara said. The death of Gon Coulibaly, 61,…

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13

Apr

Didier Drogba offers hospital in Ivory Coast as Covid-19 treatment centre

Former football star Didier Drogba has offered his hospital in his native Ivory Coast as a treatment centre for novel coronavirus patients, local press reported. The Didier Drogba Foundation opened…

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