
Côte d’Ivoire has moved decisively to overhaul its customs procedures with Mali and Burkina Faso, immediately removing the long-standing visa requirement on export...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 7, 2026Côte d’Ivoire produces nearly half of the world’s cocoa, a crop that powers a global chocolate industry worth billions of dollars. From the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 18, 2026Ghana has announced plans to begin construction of boundary pillars along its border with Côte d’Ivoire, a move aimed at strengthening border demarcation...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 16, 2026Côte d’Ivoire confirmed their place in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with a commanding 3-0 victory over Burkina Faso...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 7, 2026Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, is facing a worrying start to the 2025/26 season. In October, cocoa grinding dropped by 25.4...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 20, 2025Cameroon, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali have completed the 16-team line-up for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after the Confederation...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 6, 2025In Abidjan, the mood was muted. On October 25, the people of Côte d’Ivoire cast ballots in an election that many believed was over...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 28, 2025The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Nigeria’s former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to head its election observation mission...
ByChinalurumogu EzeOctober 20, 2025Côte d’Ivoire’s Constitutional Council has published the final list of candidates cleared to contest the country’s upcoming presidential election, scheduled for October 25,...
ByOluwasegun SanusiSeptember 9, 2025The body of Burkinabè activist Alain Christophe Traoré, widely known as Alino Faso, is expected to arrive in Ouagadougou today after weeks of...
ByOluwasegun SanusiAugust 18, 2025Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara, 83, has officially announced on Tuesday his candidacy for a fourth term in the upcoming presidential election scheduled...
ByOluwasegun SanusiJuly 29, 2025The arrest of Mamadou Hawa Gassama, a prominent member of Mali’s National Transitional Council (CNT), by Ivorian authorities has sparked a new wave...
ByOluwasegun SanusiJuly 3, 2025