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Switzerland and Ivory Coast sign agreement on cultural assets
Françoise Remarck (left) and Elisabeth Baume-Schneider in Ivory Coast on Monday. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...

Ivory Coast inaugurates first archaeological museum
Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (second left) cuts an inaugural band flanked by Ivorian Minister of Culture and Francophonie Françoise Remarck (centre), Ivorian Minister of Health Pierre Demba (right) during the inauguration of...

Lajna Imaillah Bondoukou holds regional ijtema in Ivory Coast
Faryal Afia Shahid, Ivory Coast Lajna Imaillah, Bondoukou, Ivory Coast, held its regional ijtema on 25 May 2025. The theme of the ijtema was “Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya is the source of peace and security.” The session commenced with a recitation from...

Is being born as an LGBTI person a medical issue?
June is a propitious time to remember the history of lesbian, gay, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and their struggles to overcome discrimination and violence. One of the difficulties confronting them throughout the ages has been how the...
Cote d'Ivoire holds 3rd Int'l Audio-Visual Content Fair in Abidjan
ABIDJAN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday launched the third edition of its International Audio-Visual Content Fair (SICA), a three-day event aimed at strengthening the African audiovisual industry through digital sovereignty and the...

Objections and appeals most common obstacles to residential construction projects
Objections and appeals are the most common obstacles to residential construction projects Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with...

Ivory Coast youth, a giant majority, await their turn in politics
Abidjan – As Ivory Coast heads for presidential elections this year, the heaviest hitters remain two octogenarians who have dominated its politics for decades – but three in four citizens in the African dynamo are under 35. At age 83, President...

Liberia: The Funeral Services of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel K. Doe, Former President and First Lady of Liberia
BY DAGBAYONOH KIAH NYANFORE ll I write about the funerals of Liberian former President Samuel Doe and his wife, former First Lady Nancy Doe. The Liberian people buried them on June 26, 2025, in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County. It was a pleasure for me...

How far Nigeria don reach to change Donald Trump ban bifor di 60 days deadline?
Recently, President Donald Trump administration don announce say dem go soon enforce rules wey go block citizens from Nigeria, Ghana and 34 oda nations from entering di United States, even if dem get valid visa or to stay back afta di 60 days...

Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025
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Former Manchester City captain Kevin de Bruyne pays South Africa a special visit
Former Manchester City star midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, celebrated his 8th wedding anniversary with wife Michèle in Mpumalanga, South Africa The Belgian international is in SA to promote the KDB Cup, a youth tournament he founded to nurture...

Nigerian convicted in Ghana for smuggling 80m fake CFA francs to be deported
A Ghanaian court has ordered the deportation of a 56-year-old Nigerian, Aremu Timothy Adegboyega, after convicting him of smuggling counterfeit CFA francs worth over $100,000 into the country through an illegal border crossing. The ruling was...

ORUN Studios Unveils Its Immersive Narrative Universe In Abidjan, On The Sidelines Of International Exhibition Of Audiovisual Content (SICA) 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- On the occasion of the International Exhibition of Audiovisual Content (SICA), ORUN Studios ( ) officially launched at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan ....

Ivory Coast’s ruling party backs Ouattara for 2025 presidency
Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara’s party on Saturday tapped him to run for president again, two days after the country’s two main opposition parties joined forces to fight his possible candidacy. Ouattara himself has not yet confirmed whether...

Ouattara: At 84, Ivory Coast President gets backing to contest again
Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara’s party on Saturday tapped him to run for president again, two days after the country’s two main opposition parties joined forces to fight his possible candidacy. Ouattara himself has not yet confirmed whether...

Abidjan’s SICA Positions as a Lynchpin Event for African Film, TV
A bourgeoning film-TV market, the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA), is set to return June 26-28 for its third edition in Abidjan, positioning itself as a lynchpin for Africa’s film and television industry. This year’s edition,...

Ojadah Appointed as Special Representative to Ivory Coast Presidential Candidate
Onuminya Innocent In a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic ties and fostering cooperation, Ambassador Dr. Marshall Jonathan Ojadah has been appointed as the Special Representative, Counsellor, and Advisor to Ivory Coast Presidential Candidate,...

‘African Children Deserve to See Their Own Heroes’: Afrika Toon Founder Abel N’guessan Kouame’s Vision for the Future (EXCLUSIVE)
When it comes to African animation, few names ring as loudly as AfrikaToon. Founded by visionary producer Abel N’guessan Kouame, the Abidjan-based powerhouse has become a dynamic hub for telling authentically African stories that resonate with...

Alex Berger, Larry Kasanoff, Shuzo John Shiota Set to Talk at Abidjan’s SICA as It Debates African AI, Shooting in Abidjan, Building a Globalized Market
Alex Berger, producer of “The Bureau” and “La Maison,” Larry Kasanoff, behind the “Mortal Kombat” franchise, and Shuzo John Shiota, producer of “Transformers: Prime” will join a swathe of African and European voices set to debate the future of...

‘A supermarket for sexual predators’: abuse scandal at elite boarding school shakes France
When 14-year-old Pascal Gélie saw a brochure for an elite French Catholic boarding school boasting swimming in summer and skiing in winter, he begged his parents to send him. He had just watched the American school drama Dead Poets Society and was...