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Côte d’Ivoire’s president Alassane Ouattara was sworn in on Monday in Abidjan for another five-year term, pledging that his fourth mandate would mark a period of generational transition and the consolidation of political and economic progress. Before an audience that included heads......
Mexican contestant Fatima Bosch’s triumph at the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand has ignited widespread controversy, with allegations of unfair practices overshadowing her victory. The pageant, held on November 21 at the Impact Challenger Hall near Bangkok, has come under scrutiny due to......
Abidjan, November 4, 2025 — The Constitutional Council of Ivory Coast confirmed on Tuesday that President Alassane Ouattara won the first round of the October 25 presidential election. “The candidate Alassane Ouattara is declared elected in the first round as......
Abidjan, October 26, 2025 — Ivorians are awaiting the results of Saturday’s presidential election, held peacefully but with little suspense, as incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, in power since 2011, appears set to secure a fourth consecutive term. Nearly nine million voters were called......
Once controversial during its construction, the great Catholic church of Côte d’Ivoire’s political capital—modeled after St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome—has become a national symbol, drawing nearly 300,000 visitors every year. Criticized and even mocked for its grandeur......
Ivorians began voting on Saturday, October 25, 2025, to elect their next president in a key election seen as a test of stability for the West African nation. Nearly nine million voters are expected to cast their ballots across the country before polls close at 6:00 p.m. local time (GMT). Incumbent president......
The presidential campaign in Ivory Coast has begun under a tense political climate marked by arrests and opposition protests. Over 200 people were detained in Abidjan on Saturday after police dispersed an unauthorized opposition march with tear gas, just as President Alassane Ouattara launched his re-election......
In Grand-Bassam, the Ivorian coastal town recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, a new contemporary art museum opened its doors on Thursday in the renovated former Post and Customs Hotel, a colonial-era building. The museum, now called La Maison de l’Art, combines historical architecture—red......
With less than two months before the presidential election scheduled for October 25, the political climate in Ivory Coast remains tense. On Wednesday, the ruling party accused the opposition of “fueling tensions” and “choosing the logic of the worst,” following recent comments......
In Ivory Coast, a tragic accident occurred on the Sassandra River in the southwest of the country after a hippopotamus attacked a canoe, causing it to capsize. Authorities reported on Saturday that 11 people, including women, young girls and a baby, are missing. The incident took place on Friday morning......
Eleven individuals, including several members of the party of former Ivorian president and opposition leader Laurent Gbagbo, were charged on Monday with “terrorist acts” and placed under detention following incidents earlier this month in Abidjan, the Republic’s prosecutor announced. On......
As Côte d'Ivoire prepares for its upcoming presidential election in October 2025, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is sounding the alarm over the growing threats faced by journalists. In a statement released this week, the press freedom organization urged both Ivorian authorities and political......
Three individuals were sentenced in France on Monday for human trafficking and exploiting dozens of migrant workers under inhumane conditions during the 2023 grape harvest in the renowned Champagne wine region. The main defendant, a woman of Kyrgyz origin and head of a vineyard labor contracting company,......
