Cote d'Ivoire: Heat Wave Worsening Inflation, Precarity

In Ivory Coast, living conditions are becoming increasingly precarious. Fruit and vegetable markets are struck by high inflation. The situation has worsened recently with a drop in… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Baerbock Observes Counterterrorism Training in Ivory Coast

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock held talks with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and visited a German-supported military academy on the second day of her trip to West Africa. Read more »

West Africa: IMF Approves U.S.$3.5 Billion Loan for Cote d'Ivoire

The West African nation has been under financial strain stemming from the rolling impact of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and a range of other global economic trends. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Angela Merkel Receives UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory Coast

For her 'open door' refugee policy in 2015, the former German chancellor was awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory Coast's capital Yamoussoukro. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: UNESCO Honours Angela Merkel With Peace Prize

For her 'open door' refugee policy in 2015, the former German chancellor will be awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory Coast. Read more »

Mali: Mali Pardons 49 Ivorian Soldiers

The soldiers were arrested in July and accused of conspiring against the Malian government. Three had been sentenced to death in absentia. Read more »

Mali: Court Sentences 46 Ivorian Soldiers to Jail

The court said the Ivorian soldiers sought to undermine Mali's security. The arrest of the soldiers has sparked a diplomatic row between the two West African nations. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Hands Down Life Terms to 11 People Over Extremist Attack in 2016

The massacre at the seaside town of Grand-Bassam was carried out by al-Qaeda in 2016, with 19 people losing their lives in Ivory Coast's first jihadi attack. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Former Militia Leader Ble Goude Returns After Years in Exile

The former youth minister and accused militia leader returned to Ivory Coast after years in exile. He was acquitted of crimes against humanity at the ICC over his role in deadly… Read more »

Mali: Germany Deliberates Pulling Out of UN's Mali Mission

Germany is deciding whether to completely pull out of the UN's MINUSMA peacekeeping mission in Mali. This comes after Britain and Ivory Coast said they would withdraw their troops. Read more »