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Opposition Rallies in Ivory Coast Warn of Democratic Backsliding
South Africa Today
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August 17, 2025
Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets on Saturday in a rally organized by former President Laurent Gbagbo to oppose incumbent leader Alassane Ouattara’s controversial bid for a fourth term in office. The demonstration, the second in a week,...
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo rallies opposition against Ouattara’s fourth-term bid
Africanews
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August 17, 2025
Thousands of Ivorians rallied on Saturday against incumbent leader Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a fourth term in office. The demonstrations, the second this week, were led by former President Laurent Gbagbo and come ahead of October’s presidential...
The forgotten story of when Michael Jackson was crowned king-in-waiting in Cote d'Ivoire
GhanaWeb
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August 16, 2025
Many people know the story of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, and the voice behind many worldwide hit songs in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. However, few people know that the late singer is actual royalty, not just in the creative sense. He is...
BSIFF and Majestic Cinemas lead the charge in West African film collaboration
Graphic
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August 18, 2025
The Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF) and Majestic Cinemas in Ivory Coast have joined forces to revolutionise film distribution across West Africa, breaking language barriers and fostering cross-cultural collaboration. This...
Ivory Coast: Ouattara Touts Peace In War-Scarred Bouake
StratNews Global
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August 14, 2025
Home Africa Ivory Coast: Ouattara Touts Peace In War-Scarred Bouake Ouattara, a former international banker who announced last month he would seek re-election, is widely credited for Ivory Coast's steady economic growth since he took office. Some...
Cote d'Ivoire to grace East African school games in Kakamega
Star
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St Peter's Mumias, the national rugby 7s champions during last week's nationals/HANDOUT Cote d’Ivoire are expected to field two teams as the 22nd Federation of East African Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) games kick off in Kakamega...
IN PICS | Ivory Coast rebel hub Bouake shows boom, burdens of Ouattara era
Times LIVE
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Bullet-riddled buildings still line some streets in Ivory Coast's former rebel capital Bouake, but in the run-up to his third re-election bid President Alassane Ouattara is keen to turn the city into a symbol of recovery. "Bouake is a city of past...
Revived Ivory Coast rebel hub shows boom, burdens of Ouattara era
WKZO - Michigan
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August 14, 2025
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -Bullet-riddled buildings still line some streets in Ivory Coast’s former rebel capital Bouake, but in the run-up to his third re-election bid President Alassane Ouattara is keen to turn the city into a symbol of...
World Reuters Revived Ivory Coast rebel hub shows boom, burdens of Ouattara era
Yahoo News
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BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -Bullet-riddled buildings still line some streets in Ivory Coast's former rebel capital Bouake, but in the run-up to his third re-election bid President Alassane Ouattara is keen to turn the city into a symbol of...
Ivory Coast protesters demand inclusion of opposition leaders in presidential race
Zambian Observer
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August 12, 2025
Thousands flooded the streets of Abidjan on Saturday, rallying against the exclusion of key opposition figures from Ivory Coast’s October presidential election. The demonstration, according to an AP report, began in Yopougon, one of the capital’s...
Ivory Coast ex-leader’s party says two more members arrested
African Insider
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August 11, 2025
Abidjan – The party of former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo said on Sunday that two more of its members had been arrested as part of a campaign of “intimidation” by the authorities. Critics have accused the west African nation’s government of...
New documentary on colonial debt premieres in Mali, calls for justice and reform
GhanaWeb
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August 18, 2025
The premiere of the documentary “Reparations: The Colonial Debt” was held in Bamako to resounding public and media attention. Produced under the Réveil d'Afrik initiative, the film sheds critical light on one of Africa’s most urgent conversations...
Handball champions St Luke's Kimilili, Moi Girls Kamusing continue to impress at FEASSSA games in Kakamega
Star
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Handball action between Kawanda from Uganda (L) and St Joseph's Girls Kitale/Angwenyi Gichana National handball champions St Luke’s Kimilili and Moi Girls Kamusinga continued with their impressive handball campaign at the Federation of East...
Africa CDC welcomes first malaria treatment for babies as "major advance"
Africanews
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August 18, 2025
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomed the approval of the first ever malaria treatment specifically formulated for infants. The news is "a major advance in closing a critical gap in care for Africa’s youngest...
Ivory Coast: thousands protest against Ouattara's fourth term bid
Africanews
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August 10, 2025
Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets in Abidjan, the capital of the West African nation, to protest against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election. Ivory Coast, the biggest economy of francophone West...
Le tambour sacré de Côte d'Ivoire revient : leçons du Kenya pour transformer des vies
The Conversation
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August 11, 2025
Le Parlement français a adopté à l'unanimité une loi visant à restituer le Djidji Ayôkwé, un tambour sacré volé par les forces coloniales en Côte d'Ivoire en 1916. Ce grand tambour en bois sculpté était autrefois utilisé par le peuple Ebrié, dans...
Women’s basketball in Nigeria is on a winning streak: how to take it further
The Conversation
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August 18, 2025
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, won a fifth consecutive title at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on 3 August. The Conversation Africa asked Michael Gbemisola Aina, a technical commissioner of...
Ivory Coast Marks 65 Years With Military Spectacle
News Ghana
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August 8, 2025
Cote d’Ivoire celebrated 65 years of independence Thursday with a large-scale military parade in Bouake, showcasing national strength and international partnerships. President Alassane Ouattara reviewed 4,900 troops along Reine Pokou Boulevard,...
Thousands in the Côte d'Ivoire protest the exclusion of opposition leaders from election
Modern Ghana
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Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets in Abidjan, the main city of the West African nation, to protest against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election. Protesters gathered from Saturday morning in Yopougon,...
Côte d'Ivoire’s sacred talking drum is coming home: lessons ...
Modern Ghana
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The French parliament has unanimously passed a law to return the Djidji Ayôkwé, a sacred talking drum stolen by colonial forces from Côte d'Ivoire in 1916. Once used by the Ebrié people in the coastal south of the country to summon gatherings,...