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Ivory-Coast

Economy 5 months ago

Ivorian brothers dream of transforming cocoa industry

In a factory in southern Ivory Coast, where machines hum to produce chocolate bars and spreads, twin brothers dream of becoming "giants of cocoa processing".

Art & Culture 3 years ago

Ivory Coast artist recasts old mobile phones into art

Stitching together discarded mobile phone keyboards to make art, Ivorian artist Mounou Desire Koffi hopes to raise awareness about pollution.

People 3 years ago

Wings of a dream: I.Coast tycoon sees new life for wrecked planes

Aziz Alibhai is showing the visitor his big love -- an astonishing collection of plane wrecks that he wants to turn into an atypical tourist attraction

Lifestyle 4 years ago

Ivorian feminists hail sanctions on TV host over rape mockery

Feminists in Ivory Coast on Thursday hailed a rare victory after a TV host was handed a suspended sentence over a prime-time show during which he was accused of making light of rape.

World 4 years ago

Ivory Coast records first case of Ebola in three decades

Officials at the Institut Pasteur had confirmed the case after testing samples taken from an 18-year-old Guinean woman, Health Minister Pierre N'Gou Demba said on RTI state television.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

Home to Mama: Thousands greet I. Coast's Gbagbo in native village

Thousands of supporters gave Ivory Coast's controversial former president Laurent Gbagbo a hero's welcome, shouting "Hurray" and flashing the V for Victory sign as he made a triumphant return to his home village on Sunday.

Lifestyle 5 years ago

Ivory Coast company brings Black dolls to African children

Frustrated by seeing store shelves in Ivory Coast lined with almost exclusively light-skinned dolls, Sara Coulibaly decided to create alternatives in which local children could see themselves.

Food 5 years ago

Ivory Coast to lift suspension of Hershey cocoa sustainability schemes

Ivory Coast will lift a suspension on cocoa sustainability schemes run by US-based Hershey on its territory that it imposed earlier this week.

Sports 5 years ago

Ex-Chelsea star Drogba offers hospital in virus fight

Former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba has offered his hospital in his native Ivory Coast to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a local politician said.