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On March 6, 2024, Ghana will celebrate the 67th anniversary of its independence, a day that marks the declaration of independence from the United Kingdom by then Prime Minister Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on March 6, 1957. In 2017, President Akufo-Addo announced that the celebration would alternate and be held each …

The identities of the eight teams who will contest the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which has been taking place in Ivory Coast since January 13, are now known. Here are the quarter-final line-ups Friday, February 2, 5pm: Nigeria – Angola, Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (Abidjan) Friday, February 2, …

Niger’s coup leaders have recalled their country’s ambassador in Ivory Coast saying comments by the Ivorian president had amounted to “praising armed action” against them, the BBC reported. Alassane Ouattara had spoken of his determination to see Niger’s democratically elected leader Mohamed Bazoum reinstated, on his return from a regional …

In order to curb the spread of the coronavirus and its Delta variant, the Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara has announced that people entering Ivory Coast should show their health pass or a PCR test which last at least 72h. Mr Ouattara also said that the validity of coronavirus PCR tests …

In a letter written to Alassane Ouattara, former ivorian president Henri Konan Bédié urged the president to open an inclusive political dialogue in the country. The letter was sent on Wednesday August 4, a few days before Independence Day, which takes place Saturday August 7, when Alassane Ouattara is due …

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is in self-isolation after being in contact with someone who had tested positive for Covid-19, the presidency has said. The name of the person was not revealed. President Ouattara has encouraged the Ivorian population to get vaccinated while respecting the protection measures in place in …

Ivorian ex-first lady Simone Ehivet Gbagbo has been acquitted by the International criminal court. The arrest warrant issued against her has been lifted. She was facing accusations of crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis, after her husband’s refusal to hand over power to Alassane Ouattara, who …

Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko is no longer. He died on Wednesday March 10, 2021, after two weeks of hospitalization abroad, according to LSi Africa. Emergency evacuated in France on February 18, 2021 for medical examinations, then transferred to Germany this week to continue his medical treatment, the Ivorian prime …

Ivorian opponent Soro Guillaume blames French President Emmanuel Macron for socio-political unrest in some countries in the West African sub-region. According to his analysis, this situation arises because “the French head of state endorses dictatorships in Africa by dubbing certain leaders, such as Alassane Ouattara who heads the worst dictatorship”, …

The new Ivorian Minister in charge of reconciliation Kouadjo Konan Bertin alias KKB could soon go to Europe in order to meet Charles Ble Goude and perhaps Laurent Gbagbo. Acquitted at first instance by the ICC while waiting to return to their country, the Ivory Coast, the two personalities will …