Gabon: Road to 2026 - Gabon Edge Past Kenya to Pile Pressure On Cote d'Ivoire

Gabon retook pole position in the race with Cote d'Ivoire to play at the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Kenya on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Burundi: Road to 2026 - Cote d'Ivoire Boss Faé Calls for Vigilance in World Cup Qualfiers

Cote d'Ivoire head coach Emerse Faé warned his squad to maintain their focus as they search for six points over the next five days in 2026 World Cup qualifiers against… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Voter Roll Reaches 8.7 Million Amid Opposition Demands for Revision

Nearly 8.7 million voters are on the provisional electoral roll in Côte d'Ivoire this year, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced on Monday. The IEC officially… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: How Drones Are Transforming Agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire

In Côte d'Ivoire, where agriculture accounts for 20 percent of GDP, the sector is gradually modernising and adopting new technologies to improve efficiency - notably drones,… Read more »

West Africa: France to Handover Last Military Base in Côte d'Ivoire As Retreat From West Africa Continues

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further diminishing French influence in West Africa. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: French Military Exit Leaves Ivorian Traders Facing an Uncertain Future

As France prepares to hand over its military base in Port-Bouët to the Ivorian army by the end of January, local shopkeepers are worried about how the departure of French… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Announces French Military Exit After Decades-Long Stay

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has announced that French forces will hand over control of their military base in Abidjan in January, continuing the former colonial power's… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Mbappé Will Emerge Stronger At Real Madrid, Says Didier Drogba

Ivorian football legend Didier Drogba has given his backing to the France skipper Kylian Mbappé, saying the 25-year-old will emerge a better player and person following a… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Centuries-Old Ivorian Dish Attiéké Named Among World's Cultural Treasures

Attiéké, a tangy cassava couscous that has been a staple of Ivorian cuisine for generations, has been recognised by Unesco as a part of the world's intangible… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Has Lost 'Nearly 80 Percent of Its Forest and Wildlife Cover'

How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Mpox Outbreak Widens As Different Strains Reach Côte d'Ivoire, Thailand

Côte d'Ivoire has reported cases of mpox Clade 2 for the first time since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022, while Thailand has confirmed Asia's first known… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Kicks Off African Rollout of Promising New Malaria Vaccine

Côte d'Ivoire has begun vaccinating children against malaria using a new, affordable vaccine that it's hoped will prove a game changer in the fight against the deadly… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Receives First Life-Saving Malaria Vaccines

Côte d'Ivoire this week received its first vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills four people a day in the country, mostly small children, the government said… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: 'Festival of Laughter' in Abidjan Celebrates African Stand-Up Comedy

Comedians from across French-speaking Africa are in Abidjan this weekend for the ninth Festival of Laughter - an event that aims to promote stand-up comedy on the continent,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Gasset Fired As Ivorians Wait for Fate At Africa Cup of Nations

Ivorian football chiefs on Wednesday sacked the national football team head coach Jean-Louis Gasset despite his players having a slim chance of qualification for the knockout… Read more »

Africa: Ekong Penalty Edges Nigeria Past Cote d'Ivoire At Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria regathered their pride on Thursday night with a 1-0 victory over hosts Cote d'Ivoire to take them joint top of Group A with four points after two games at the 2023 Africa… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian Activist Fighting for Women's Freedom Wins Simone De Beauvoir Prize

Marie-Paule Djegue Okri, an agronomist and agro-ecology consultant from Côte d'Ivoire, was awarded the Simone de Beauvoir Prize for her work in gender equality. The award,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: From Côte d'Ivoire to Ukraine to France and Back Again, One Student's Journey

Ben Ahmar Koné left Côte d'Ivoire to study medicine in Ukraine - until war forced him to flee to France. Now newly qualified as a doctor, he tells RFI why he has… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: President Ouattara Meets Macron to Discuss Partnership and Security Issues

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara have discussed the aftermath of the coup in Niger and the "rapid deterioration" of the security situation… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Former Prime Minister Soro Says He Is Willing to 'End His Exile'

The former prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, said on Monday that he has been in Niamey since Saturday and met… Read more »

West Africa: Junta in Niger Recalls Ambassador After Ivorian President 'Backs Armed Force'

Leaders of the coup in Niger on Tuesday recalled the country's ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire as top politicians from across the continent discussed the crisis.. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Henri Konan Bédié, Controversial Giant of Ivorian Politics, Dies Aged 89

Côte d'Ivoire's former president Henri Konan Bédié, who had not excluded a possibile return to power in recent years, has died aged 89. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Study Says Unregulated Cocoa Production Behind Deforestation in Côte d'Ivoire

Belgian researchers report that 45 percent of deforestation in Côte d'Ivoire in the past decade is the result of unregulated cocoa production. Read more »