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Ivory Coast troops return home after months of captivity in Mali
One of the soldiers from Ivory Coast who were convicted of undermining Mali's state security and conspiracy against the government and were pardoned by Mali's military junta leader react with family members as they arrive in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, late Saturday Jan. 7, 2023.
AP / Diomande Ble Blonde
2023-01-08, Al Jazeera
Forty-six Ivorian soldiers accused by Mali of being mercenaries have returned home after six months in captivity. The troops arrived at Ivory Coast’s Abidjan airport late...
Megalopolis: how coastal west Africa will shape the coming century
Small shops in the streets and markets of Lome , capital of Togo, a country of West Africa ,located between BENIN and Ghana on the west coast of Africa De petits commerces dans les rues et marches de Lome la capital e du Togo, un pays de l'Afrique de l'ouest. situe entre le BENIN et le Ghana sur la cote ouest de l'Afrique un jeune homme et une jeune fille on thursday, january 06, 2010.
WN / Eteh
2022-10-27, The Guardian
By the end of the century, Africa will be home to 40% of the world’s population – and nowhere is this breakneck-pace development happening faster than this 600-mile...
Ivory Coast rains raise farmers' hopes for cocoa crop
Farmer Issiaka Ouedraogo walks past cocoa pods growing on a tree, on a cocoa farm outside the village of Fangolo, near Duekoue Ivory Coast. The world's largest cocoa producer resumed exports
AP / Rebecca Blackwell
2022-08-15, Reuters
ABIDJAN, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions could pave the way for an early and strong start to the October-to-March...
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit2023-02-04
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Global Forecast-Celsius2023-02-04
San Francisco Chronicle: GlobalForecast as of 12:00 GMT Saturday, February 4, 2023 _____ City/Town, Country;Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (C);Saturday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (C);Sunday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Wind...
Cameroon: MSC’s new Inland Solution Continues to Exceed Expectations (MSC - Mediterranean Shipping Company SA)2023-02-03
Public Technologies: ) Connecting landlocked communities Our solution enables businesses in landlocked countries to connect more easily to the global market. In turn, this...
Ivory Coast cotton output to fall 50% in 2022/23, says minister2023-02-03
Reuters: ABIDJAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cotton output for the 2022/23 season is expected to fall by 50% to 269,000 tonnes due to parasites, Agriculture Minister Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani said on Friday. A tiny green grasshopper-shaped parasite called...
From bus driver to Russian soldier: The journey of an imprisoned Ivorian recruited by Wagner Group2023-02-03
The Observers: A video posted in early January 2023 showed the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner with a mercenary who was described as Ivorian. By analysing posts shared on social networks and talking to people who knew him at different times in his life, the...
Global Forecast-Asia2023-02-03
Brattleboro Reformer: GlobalForecast - Asia as of 13:30 GMT Friday, February 3, 2023 Minimum and maximum temperatures in Celsius, precipitation in centimeters and weather conditions as recorded for the previous day (Feb 2 except Asia and Australia where...
A New Strategy to Support Economic and Social Transformation in Côte d'Ivoire2023-02-03
All Africa: Abidjan -- The World Bank Group today presented a new CountryPartnership...
Explainer: Why has peace eluded South Sudan?2023-02-03
Reuters: Feb 3 (Reuters) - Among the more ambitious hopes for PopeFrancis' visit to South Sudan this week is that it will give a jolt to a peace process aimed at ending a decade of conflict that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives. Government forces loyal to...
At Second African Infrastructure Financing Summit, $160 Billion Worth of Projects on Table2023-02-03
APO: The 2nd Dakar Financing summit For Africa's Infrastructure Development has opened in the Senegalese capital with sixty-nine infrastructure projects worth $160 billion on showcase. African heads of government, the African Development Bank, development finance...
NCS Seizes Fake $6m Bills, Intercepts 1,300 Jerry Cans of Smuggled PMS2023-02-03
This Day: Gilbert Ekugbe The NigerianCustomService (NCS), Seme Command has intercepted two cross border syndicates conveying fake $6 million equivalent of N2.763 billion exchange rate of N460.52 from Nigeria to the Republic of Benin. The CustomsAreaController, Seme...
Ivory Coast gives cocoa farmers electronic cards to track beans, ensure fair price2023-02-02
Reuters: ABIDJAN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator on Thursday started distributing electronic cards to cocoa farmers to help track beans from plantations to their export ports and ensure the growers are paid a guaranteed price for their produce....
Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals slump due to irregular rains2023-02-02
Reuters: Summary Farmers say lack of rains, fertilizers hit outputIvory Coast in the middle of dry seasonBuyers close stores, wait for mid-crop harvest SAN PEDRO, Ivory Coast, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Cocoa arrivals at world top producer Ivory Coast's main ports of...
Boost-For-Cross-Border-Trade2023-02-02
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