How musical icon Aicha Kone has turned her back and microphone on the old political class in West Africa
Chocolate products have become more expensive on the back of soaring cocoa prices, but there is not likely to be a shortage
The African showpiece never fails to entertain and this year’s tournament should be no different
A Malian court last month sentenced the troops to 20 years in prison
Alpha Condé is not the first president to have his humiliation captured on camera.
Ivorian health workers had previously said that vaccinations of “targeted groups” had already begun on Sunday
AN OCCRP investigation reveals that Gunvor and Semlex brokered weapons-for-oil deals in early 2011 when Côte d’Ivoire was in crisis, despite a UN arms embargo
Citizens have for a year protested against the president seeking a third term in office despite a two-term limit. Many have been killed — and 90 more people died in this week’s crackdown
If we do not take care, presidents will make lawlessness the standard of our civic life. Let’s make sure it does not come to that!
His road to the presidency was anchored in contention and acrimony, and if his bid is successful, Alassane Ouattara will have ruled for two decades when all is said and done.
Alassane Ouattara has finally committed to stepping down after his second term, but leaves behind a dangerous legacy for the region
Baxter first surfaced in South African football when he took the national team job in 2004
Prosecutors filed a last-ditch challenge late Wednesday to keep the pair behind bars while the ICC looks at an overall appeal
Judges ordered the immediate release of the 73-year-old deposed strongman
Laurent Gbagbo has spent seven years behind bars on charges of crimes against humanity
The annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance also pointed to a deteriorating business climate and poor job creation
Transformation of the ruling coalition into a unified party has been a recurring theme in Ivorian politics over the past decade
From tiny harvests two decades ago, the West African country now holds the cashew crown, supplanting India as the biggest producer of the nut
Out of the Cup of Nations, the young Ivorian team is now looking to Russia 2018
Defending champions the Ivory Coast and Morocco on Monday became just the latest strongly fancied teams to fail to deliver in Gabon.
Rebel leaders who backed Ivory Coast’s president Alassane Ouattara have been charged with crimes committed during post-election violence in 2010-2011.
The World Health Organisation is concerned many people were exposed to the two-year-old girl who was Mali’s first confirmed Ebola case.
Nigeria has survived a fright in Ivory Coast to book a place at the African Nations Championship finals for the first time.
Peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire could be substituted by drones in a further step towards greater use of the military aircraft in sub-Saharan Africa.
All the gushing about growth largely ignores the continent’s political risks and challenges, says Dianna Games.
Burkina Faso must stop conceding soft goals if they are to have any hope of defeating Côte d’Ivoire and getting their Afcon campaign back on track.
Côte d’Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo will get legal aid while his financial status is assessed, the International Criminal Court has said.