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Jihadists spread from the Sahel to coastal West Africa

Cotonou (AFP) - Their campaign began in northern Mali a decade ago, advanced into the country's powder-keg centre and from there into neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso.

AFP

Kenya's presidential election results lead to accusations of vote-rigging

Kenya's outgoing Deputy President William Ruto has won a narrow victory in the presidential election over his rival Raila Odinga. However, four of the seven election commissioners have contested the results. Also, 49 Ivorian soldiers have been charged as mercenaries in Mali. Ivory Coast contests the claim, saying the troops…

France 24

Maxwel Cornet makes classy Burnley gesture following £17.5m West Ham transfer

West Ham United winger Maxwel Cornet has made a classy gesture to fans of his former club Burnley after the Ivory Coast international departed Turf Moor for a move to the London Stadium last week

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A vision of 7 suns led a self-taught Ivoirian artist to draw the everyday and the holy

The Museum of Modern Art shows the colorful works of Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, a prolific artist from the Ivory Coast who documented his Bété culture — and even created a pictograph language.

WEKU

Ivory Coast president pardons predecessor Gbagbo to boost "social cohesion"

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said he had offered a presidential pardon to longtime rival Laurent Gbagbo, as part of a reconciliation drive with his predecessors ahead of elections in 2025.

Reuters

West Ham agree transfer fee with Burnley to sign Maxwel Cornet that may end Filip Kostic pursuit

West Ham United have agreed a fee with Championship club Burnley to sign versatile Ivory Coast international Maxwel Cornet that could lead to the end of the Hammers' interest in Filip Kostic

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Mali junta expels UN peacekeeping mission spokesman over tweets

Mali's military government on Wednesday ordered the spokesman of the United Nations peacekeeping mission MINUSMA to leave the country within 72 hours over Tweets about a diplomatic incident with Ivory Coast that has soured relations with the U.N.

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Ivory Coast’s controversial polygamy bill: All you need to know

The bill to make polygyny legal in the West African state has sparked a debate online and offline over women’s rights.

Al Jazeera

Ivorian bill that would legalise polygamy for men earns the ire of women’s groups

A proposed bill at the Ivorian parliament that would legalise polygamy – but only for men – has prompted strong reactions from women's rights advocates, which have dubbed it a step back in the fight for equality. Polygamy is prohibited in many parts of the world but remains widespread in…

France 24

Vincent Kompany gives Nottingham Forest transfer hope with key comments

Nottingham Forest are one of three Premier League clubs interested in keeping the Ivory Coast international in the top flight alongside Everton and Newcastle United

Nottingham Post

From the Sahel to Dubai: On the trail of dirty gold

In the Sahel, the number of informal mines is rising as gold mining areas escape state control. Mali is emerging as a gold-purchasing hub for Sahelian countries, while Dubai has become the main destination for artisanal gold production from the African continent. From the hidden smelters of Bamako to the…

France 24

Mali orders temporary suspension of U.N. peacekeeping mission rotations

Mali's military-led government said on Thursday it was temporarily suspending troop rotations by U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSMA, days after arresting 49 soldiers from Ivory Coast who it said had arrived in country without permission.

Reuters

The Ivorian power triangle shuffling the presidency for 30 years

President Ouattara and his immediate predecessors are meeting for the first time since 2010. The outcome may be crucial.

Al Jazeera

Ivory Coast President Ouattara to meet predecessors in reconciliation drive

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara will hold a rare meeting on Thursday with his predecessors and longtime rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bedie in an effort to reconcile the West African nation ahead of elections in 2025.

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Ivory Coast asks Mali to immediately release 49 arrested soldiers

Ivory Coast on Tuesday demanded the release of 49 of its soldiers arrested in Mali, an incident that may worsen tensions between Mali's military rulers and other West African nations amid efforts to quell an Islamist insurgency and restore democratic rule.

France 24

Mali authorities arrest nearly 50 soldiers from Ivory Coast

Malian authorities arrested nearly 50 soldiers from Ivory Coast who came to Mali to work for a contracting company of the United Nations mission in Mali. The government made the announcement Monday calling the Ivorian soldiers “mercenaries,” in a move that could raise tensions between the two West African countries.

AFP

Dortmund swoop for Haller to fill Haaland void

Berlin (AFP) - Borussia Dortmund completed the signing of Ivory Coast striker Sebastien Haller from Ajax on Wednesday as the Bundesliga club looks to fill the void left by the departure of Erling Haaland.

AFP

Barcelona seal double swoop for Kessie, Christensen

Barcelona (AFP) - Barcelona on Monday announced the signings of Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie and Denmark defender Andreas Christensen on free transfers.

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Leeds United and AC Milan 'keen on' Ivory Coast international midfielder

Traore scored seven league goals for Serie A club Sassuolo last season

Reuters

Ivory Coast rain helps early growth of cocoa main crop, farmers say

Heavy rain last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions will boost the development of the next October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday.

Daily Mirror

Man Utd offer Newcastle chance to sign Eric Bailly despite Jurrien Timber rejection

Manchester United are willing to accept a £20million loss on the Ivory Coast defender who arrived from Villarreal as Jose Mourinho's first signing during his tenure

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Newcastle United 'offered chance' to sign wantaway Manchester United man

The Ivory Coast international made just three starts for the Red Devils last season

Reuters

Lenders pledge $26.1 billion to Ivory Coast 2021-25 plan

Multilateral and bilateral lenders on Wednesday made a series of pledges to support Ivory Coast's 2021-25 Development Plan totalling $26.1 billion, Prime Minister Patrick Achi said.

France 24

Egypt can 'mitigate' global food crisis, international cooperation minister says

Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation, Rania A. Al-Mashat, granted an interview to FRANCE 24 in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan. Although the war in Ukraine is threatening Egypt's food security, the minister believes that "pre-emptive action" undertaken by Cairo in the past few years will help "mitigate" the impact of…

France 24

Ivory Coast's Blé Goudé on his upcoming return home after ICC acquittal

After being definitively acquitted of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court last year, Charles Blé Goudé, the former right-hand man of ex-Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, is expected to soon return to Ivory Coast after more than a decade in exile. On May 30, Blé Goudé received an Ivorian…

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