ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire | Xinhua | Players and managers of the Cote d’Ivoire national football team received recognition of distinctions and donations on Tuesday in Abidjan after winning the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). During a ceremony at the presidential palace, in the presence of President Alassane Ouattara, the …
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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire | Xinhua | The Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire, Patrick Achi, presented to the President his resignation and that of his government at the start of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday in Abidjan. “You have clearly expressed your desire to carry out a reorganization of the government, so I …
Read More »Alassane Ouattara sworn in to serve third term as Cote d’Ivoire president
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | THE INDEPENDENT | Cote d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara officially inaugurated on Monday his third term as head of Cote d’Ivoire at the presidential palace in Abidjan. This is the first time that an elected president has been sworn in on the Constitution in Cote d’Ivoire. The …
Read More »I. Coast’s Ouattara says ‘someone must be responsible’ for poll deaths
Abidjan, Ivory Coast | AFP | Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has refused to comment on the acquittal on crimes against humanity of his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo at the International Criminal Court while insisting investigations would continue. “No reaction from me, it’s an ongoing trial…,” Ouattara said in an interview with Radio France International in …
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast | AFP | Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, the first former head of state to go on trial before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, was ordered freed by the court on Friday. The court agreed to his release following his acquittal last month on charges of …
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