Ivory Coast

According to a report by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) Foundation, child labor increased by almost 20% in Côte d'Ivoire between mid-March and mid-May, when schools closed. More generally, the phenomenon has been on the rise for ten years, according to NGOs, but the Ivorian government wants to show its progress in the fight against child labor. as reported from Abidjan, Police said they had rescued eleven children and two youths who were working illegally in cocoa plantations in the southwestern part of the…

Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian heard from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly on Wednesday and reacted to Alassane Ouattara's candidacy before also giving his opinion on the situation in Cameroon. Communist Deputy Jean-Paul Lecoq first asked the Foreign Minister what France's position was on Alassane Ouattara's candidacy. Response from Jean-Yves Le Drian: “Me, I am not responsible for assessing the new constitution for Côte d'Ivoire. That would really be interference. And you know very well, Mr Lecoq,…

Deputies passed the bill on the return of works of art in Benin and Senegal. But will there be other projects of this type in the coming months? Six countries on the continent have so far made requests. The government can rub hands. The text was not only voted on by deputies, it was adopted almost unanimously after 2 hours of peaceful debate. Almost everyone praised the initiative. Senators, in turn, were to follow suit in early November. The Director wants this text to be finally adopted before the end of the year.…

In Côte d'Ivoire, less than four weeks before the presidential election, the joint mission of ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations ends its stay. Before leaving the country, she took stock of her visit to Abidjan. From our correspondent in Abidjan After his stay in Abidjan, the common mission for ECOWAS, The African Union and the UN share one concern: the lack of trust between political actors. This is the main point made by the press release read by General Francis Behanzin, Commissioner for Political…

The Guillaume Soro case, in which he is accused of trying to undermine state authority, will be sent to the Attorney General for trial. From our correspondent in Abidjan The former president of the National Assembly in exile in France for nine months is the subject of an arrest warrant for conspiracy and attempted attack on state authority. Prosecutor Richard Adou announced Tuesday, Oct. 6, that the case Guillaume Soro and about 20 of his relatives will be referred to the Attorney General for trial in the criminal…

Envoys from ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations continued their mission of "preventive diplomacy" in Abidjan on Tuesday. After the president, after the ministers and institutions responsible for the election yesterday, they met on Tuesday, October 6, with the presidential candidates on October 31, as well as with the political parties, the RHDP and the opposition. The opposition, which still rejects Ouattara's candidacy, which it considers unconstitutional, and which still demands a new CEI, a new constitutional…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the official presidential election marketing campaign begins on October 15 and ends on October 29, however already it's the ruling social gathering or opposition formations that arrange conferences, public conferences, funding ceremonies and different political gatherings. . On the coronary heart of those…

Ivory Coast on Monday launched the construction of a new container terminal in the Port of Abidjan, one of Africa's largest and economic centers, supplying 90% of the country's foreign trade. After refilling of approx. 30 hectares begins a new phase and should last 18 months. It will consist of the installation of superstructures and equipment at the new terminal.…

A joint delegation led by ECOWAS, but also including the African Union and the United Nations, is in Abidjan on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 October. as reported from Abidjan, To ECOWAS, we designate this visit as Ivory Coast mission "preventive diplomacy" for the presidential election on 31 October. A mission designed to "consolidate and reinforce" results, according to the regional organization. Under the leadership of the Ghanaian Foreign Minister, it will meet with the ministers and institutions responsible for…

A few weeks now before the presidential election scheduled for October 31, Guillaume Soro from France, this Sunday night, admitted an interview on Burkinabè television, BF1. "The opposition will act in a methodical and effective way", t - he cuts. During this nearly one-hour interview, the president of Generations and Solidarity Peoples (GPS) again assessed that the vote could not be held at the end of the month because it was tainted with illegality, according to him. He particularly attacked the Constitutional Court and…