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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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Two cocoa farmers spread cocoa beans during the sun-drying process

Ghana's cocoa farmers lament low earnings amid high prices

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
Chocolate Easter bunnies in a row at the Confiserie Felicitas chocolate manufacture

As cocoa outprices copper, farmers reel from bitter deals

As cocoa outprices copper, farmers reel from bitter deals

Cocoa prices have tripled raising hopes among farmers to improve earnings. But what seems logical isn't that simple.
BusinessMarch 27, 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

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
The 2023 AFCON opening ceremony

AFCON 2023: What happens to Ivory Coast's new stadiums?

AFCON 2023: What happens to Ivory Coast's new stadiums?

The West African country built four expensive stadiums for AFCON, but what happens when the football tournament is over?
SportsFebruary 12, 2024
Ivory Coast's Oumar Diakite celebrates his goal against Mali after taking his shirt off

AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast in final of dream tournament

AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast in final of dream tournament

Against all odds, host country Ivory Coast have reached the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final against Nigeria.
SportsFebruary 8, 2024
A football fan of Ivory Coast's national team wearing national colours adorned with medals and other decorations.

AFCON: Cheers and chants

AFCON: Cheers and chants

The Africa Cup of Nations isn't just about the players on the pitch, but also the colorful fans.
SportsFebruary 2, 202411 images
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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
Miss Waldron's red colobus monkey in Ivory Coast

Looking for Miss Waldron's red colobus monkeys

Miss Waldron's red colobus were once thought extinct. Now researchers think they have found some of the primates.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 14, 202205:24 min
Ivory Coast

Cleaning the Ébrié Lagoon

Scientists and NGOs are restoring degraded resources around the Ébrié Lagoon in southern Ivory Coast.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 10, 202204:26 min
A woman walks past posters of defeated Ivorian presidential candidate Kouadio Konan Bertin

Opinion: Ivory Coast needs new men — or a woman

If the old guard of politicians were to finally step down, Ivory Coast might have a real chance for peace at long last.
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Dirke Köpp
Commentary
PoliticsNovember 3, 2020
Ivorian riot police arrest a protester

Ivory Coast: Ouattara's third-term bid reignites violence

Several people have been killed in Ivory Coast following protests against President Alassane Ouattara's third-term bid.
PoliticsAugust 27, 2020