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Ivory Coast players celebrate after defeating Senegal in a penalty shootout during their African Cup of Nations round of 16 soccer match between Senegal and Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast is a presidential republic in West Africa with a population of 29 million. It borders Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali and the Atlantic Ocean.

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A row of Chocolate Santa Claus figurines sit in a box on a shelf in a German supermarket

Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle

Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle

The rising price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales.
BusinessDecember 24, 2024
A male builder lays brick on brick from sustainable material - a robust mixture of red earth, sand, water and a little cement - to build a house wall in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast experiments with green building

Ivory Coast experiments with green building

Ivory Coast is working on ways to cut the carbon footprint of urban dwellings.
SocietyDecember 20, 202406:19 min
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Fesci: From student union to political weapon in Ivory Coast

Fesci: From student union to political weapon in Ivory Coast

The Ivorian government has shut down student unions after the murders of students linked to the powerful Fesci group.
PoliticsOctober 25, 202403:18 min
A woman fill tubs with red chillies at a market stall

Ivory Coast: Heat wave worsening inflation, precarity

Ivory Coast: Heat wave worsening inflation, precarity

Ivory Coast's economy has long been under pressure. Now, a heat wave is driving prices for basic foods up even further.
BusinessJuly 19, 2024
Annalena Baerbock in conversation with a member of the Ivorian military

German ties in West Africa 'not a charity campaign'

German ties in West Africa 'not a charity campaign'

Germany seeks expanded ties in West Africa because EU security depends on it, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says.
PoliticsJuly 17, 2024
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AfricaLink News: 16 July 2024

AfricaLink News: 16 July 2024

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PoliticsJuly 16, 202402:22 min
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Women sort cocoa beans that are lying on the ground

Ivory Coast combats child labor for chocolate

Ivory Coast has made major strides in eliminating child labor, especially in the cocoa industry.
SocietyJune 13, 202401:38 min
A woman stirs a large pot at a fly farm in Ivory Coast, Africa

Ivory Coast sees green jobs boom

Ivory Coast is seeing an increase in green business opportunities, with sectors undergoing rapid transformation.
BusinessMay 27, 202405:58 min
Two cocoa farmers spread cocoa beans during the sun-drying process

Ghana's cocoa farmers lament low earnings amid high prices

Though global cocoa prices have soared to a record high in April, farmers in Ghana are struggling to make ends meet.
BusinessApril 22, 2024
Ivory Coast's Max-Alain Gradel lifts the trophy, surrounded by his team in orange kits and supporters, framed by gold confetti

AFCON winners Ivory Coast rejoice after heroic final

Ivory Coast has won AFCON 2023 on home soil, bringing to a close a tournament of surprises.
SportsFebruary 12, 2024
A volunteer sanitation brigade clean the drainage canals in Alakro, a settlement in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: Abidjan residents set up sanitation system

Fed up of being swamped with sewage during the rainy season, one neighborhood in the Ivorian capital has taken action.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 26, 202302:10 min
Alain-Richard Donwahi, former Ivorian Minister of Water and Forests and president of COP 15, and Ibrahim Thiaw , the Executive Secretary of the UNCCD at the Cop15

Ivory Coast hosts desertification talks

Experts and activists hope that this will not be just another high-level conference with no concrete results.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 16, 2022
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