Ivory Coast

Four days before the presidential vote on October 25, 2025, Simone Ehivet Gbagbo, 76, breaks her silence. In an interview with Jeune Afrique, the former first lady, running for the presidency for the first time, strongly criticizes the exclusion of her ex-husband, Laurent Gbagbo, from the presidential race. “I hadn’t planned to be a candidate”, […]

On Monday, October 20 and Tuesday, October 21, 2025, groups of youths caused panic in several schools in Blolequin, in western Côte d’Ivoire. School calm was shattered in Blolequin, Côte d’Ivoire. According to the Ivorian Press Agency (AIP), an unidentified group of youths stormed the town’s modern high school on the morning of Monday, October […]

Here is the full schedule of matches for the second qualifying round of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The winners from this round will qualify for the final tournament. The 2026 Women’s AFCON qualifiers resume this week with the second qualifying round matches. Seeking a first appearance in the final tournament, Benin take […]

Here are this week’s matches, part of the second matchday of the group stage of the U17 Women’s World Cup. Several big clashes are on the bill. The U17 Women’s World Cup continues this week with the second matchday fixtures. Routed in their opener by Brazil, Morocco will try to bounce back against Italy. A […]

The Ivory Coast national team coach, Reynald Pedros, has called up a 23-player squad for the second qualifying round of the 2026 Women’s AFCON. The 2026 Women’s AFCON qualifiers are in the spotlight this week with the first-leg matches of the second round. Also vying for a place in the final tournament, Ivory Coast will […]

On the night of Sunday, October 12, 2025, the residence of the president of the Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI), Pascal Affi N’guessan, was temporarily surrounded by security forces. In an audio recording broadcast by Franck Bi Ballo Zoro, the former prime minister spoke about the incident. “I am at home, at the residence. The blockade, […]

Discover the matches scheduled for this Saturday across African pitches, as part of the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The CAF Confederation Cup continues this weekend with the first-leg matches of the second preliminary round. Benin’s runners-up, Coton FC, face San Pédro in Côte d’Ivoire. A perilous trip […]

Former president Laurent Gbagbo has convened an expanded meeting of the Conseil stratégique et politique (CSP) of his party, the Parti des Peuples Africains – Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI), according to a statement signed by his chief of staff, Emmanuel Ackah. This meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Mr. Gbagbo’s office […]

Presidential candidate Jean-Louis Billon launched his campaign in Abidjan on Friday, declaring his ambition to qualify for the second round of the October 25 vote against outgoing president Alassane Ouattara. At a rally on Place Konan Raphaël in Marcory, he called on his supporters to “offer change” to Côte d’Ivoire at the ballot box. “Give […]

The president of the Commission Électorale Indépendante (CEI), Ibrahime-Kuibiert Coulibaly, urged Ivorian voters this Monday, October 13, 2025, to go in large numbers to collection centers to pick up their voter cards, an essential document for taking part in the presidential election scheduled for October 25. While visiting several centers in Abidjan, the CEI president […]

With only hours to go before the close of the African qualifiers, three spots for the 2026 World Cup remain up for grabs, promising a decisive evening across the continent. As the final matchday of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup approaches, tensions are at their peak. While six nations have already secured […]

Tidjane Thiam raises his voice against the power of Alassane Ouattara. A few days before the presidential election, the president of the PDCI-RDA denounces a repressive drift he considers “worrying” for Ivorian democracy. In a statement on Monday, October 13, the opposition leader’s tone was grave. “We were eagerly awaiting 2025, thinking we would be […]

In the Ivory Coast, a call for a school strike has been circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp since Saturday evening, but the Ministry of National Education says that no parent-teacher association is listed in its records. According to the statement published on Sunday, an alleged association was calling to disrupt classes as of this Monday, […]

Less than two weeks before the October 25 presidential election, the two main Ivorian opposition parties, the Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) led by Tidjane Thiam and the Parti des peuples africains – Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI) led by Laurent Gbagbo, announced on Sunday, October 12, a mobilisation “every day ” until a political dialogue […]

With less than two weeks until the presidential election on October 25, 2025, the political climate is heating up in Côte d’Ivoire. In this tense context, the Honorary Consulate of Benin in Abidjan published, on Sunday October 12, a communiqué urging its nationals to exercise caution, restraint and neutrality. The message is directed to the […]

L’ancien maire du Plateau et vice-président du PDCI-RDA, Noël Akossi Bendjo, a échappé de justesse à une tentative d’arrestation dans la nuit du samedi 11 au dimanche 12 octobre 2025. Selon le site d’information Afriksoir qui cite des sources proches du parti, des individus cagoulés ont pris d’assaut son domicile à Abidjan, défonçant le portail […]

The Ivorian fact-checking platform Alertes 100 denied, on Saturday, October 11, 2025, the information circulating on social media claiming there were deaths during the opposition march in Abidjan. “Beware of disinformation! Several posts claim there was live gunfire and people killed following the demonstrations of October 11, 2025. This information is completely unfounded”, the platform […]

The march announced by the Joint Opposition Front, bringing together PPA-CI and PDCI-RDA, ended in several arrests this Saturday, October 11, 2025, in Abidjan. Despite the formal ban issued by the prefect of Abidjan, supporters of both political parties tried to defy the measure, prompting intervention by security forces. At a press briefing, the Minister […]

Abidjan came alive on the night of October 10–11, 2025 at the Parc des Expositions de Port-Bouët for the grand evening of the International Prize for Urban Music and Coupé-Décalé (Primud). In front of an audience made up of artists, producers and fans, rapper Rahim Bakayoko, aka Himra, made an impression by winning five major […]

Jean-Louis Billon, candidate in the Ivorian presidential election of October 25, 2025, expressed his disappointment at the absence of several prominent political figures, including Laurent Gbagbo, Tidjane Thiam, Charles Blé Goudé and Pascal Affi N’Guessan. According to him, these absences reduce the diversity necessary for democratic debate. In an interview with Le Point Afrique, the […]

Find out the results of the matches played this afternoon across Africa, part of the 9th matchday of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The 9th matchday of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers continues this Friday, with several matches played across African pitches. In Group B, Senegal and DR Congo continue their head-to-head battle. Respectively first […]

The march announced by the Ivorian Opposition United Front (PDCI – PPA-CI), scheduled for Saturday, October 11, 2025 in Abidjan, has been banned throughout the Abidjan department. The decision stems from a prefectural decree signed by senior prefect Andjou Koua. According to Article One of the document, “any march is prohibited on October 11, 2025 […]

The PDCI–PPA-CI Joint Front confirmed it will hold its civic march this Saturday, October 11, in Abidjan, despite the uncertainties and restrictions announced by the authorities. The information was released in a statement signed by the movement’s spokesperson, Me Habiba Touré. Jointly led by Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam, whose candidacies were rejected by the […]

The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) officially opened the campaign for the presidential election on 25 October 2025 this Friday, October 10 at midnight, its president Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly announced. For fourteen days, the five candidates in the running, Alassane Ouattara, Jean-Louis Billon, Simone Gbagbo, Henriette Lagou and Ahoua Don Mello, will hold public meetings and […]

In Ivory Coast, the president of the Pan-African Congress for Justice and Equality of Peoples (COJEP), Charles Blé Goudé, filed a complaint for “death threats” with the public prosecutor at the Abidjan Court of First Instance. The move was made on Thursday by his lawyer, Me Serge Ouraga, according to sources close to the case. […]

The presidential campaign is entering a decisive phase. The candidate of the Rassemblement des Houphouëtistes pour la Démocratie et la Paix (RHDP), Alassane Ouattara, will present his policy platform this Friday, October 10, 2025, at the Sofitel Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire. Announced by the Direction centrale de la communication de campagne (DCC-COM), this event is aimed […]

Nigerian group Dangote Cement has officially launched its operations in Côte d’Ivoire. The presentation ceremony was held on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the Novotel Abidjan-Marcory, under the leadership of Serge Gbotta, Managing Director of Dangote Cement Côte d’Ivoire. Located in Attingué, about thirty kilometres from Abidjan, the new plant covers 50 hectares and has […]

During a debate broadcast on the NCI channel, Ivorian economist Moustapha Fofana said that international crises, notably those in Ukraine and Gaza, justified President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to seek a new term as head of state. On July 29, when announcing his candidacy — since validated on September 8 by the Constitutional Council — for […]