BUSINESS
Akinwumi Adesina re-elected as President of the African Development Bank Group
Akinwumi A. Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five- year term as President of the African Development Bank Group on Thursday, August 27, 2020 by the Board of Governors of the Bank.
Human Rights
Amnesty International warns Ivorian Police allowing machete-wielding men to attack anti-third term protesters
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Amnesty International has accused the police in Cote D’Ivoire of allowing machete-wielding men to attack unarmed protesters who are against the decision by President Alassane Ouattara to run for a third term.On...
IVORY COAST
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara says he’s now running for re-election after saying he would not seek third term
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced on Thursday evening that he was running for re-election. The presidential election would take place on October 31, 2020."I am a candidate for the presidential election...
Gambia
11 human rights groups call for justice for 44 Ghanaians, 9 Nigerians, 2 Togolese, 1 Gambian and 1 Ivorian massacred in Gambia and Senegal...
The families of more than 50 Ghanaian and other West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal 15 years ago have yet to learn the full truth and obtain justice concerning the massacre, 11 human rights organizations said on Tuesday. Amid growing...
IVORY COAST
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina pens emotional tribute to late Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly
July 8 was all like every normal day, focused on work. I had no inkling there would be a storm, even though we have weathered many storms and floods in Abidjan in recent times.
IVORY COAST
Buhari mourns Ivorian Prime Ministern Amadou Gon Coulibaly
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly of Cote d'Ivoire and a candidate for October’s presidential election. In a message of condolence to President Alassane...
IVORY COAST
Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister and presidential candidate for ruling party Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies after ministerial meeting
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Ivory Coast's Prime Minister and presidential candidate for the ruling party Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died after falling ill at a ministerial meeting. He was 61.Gon Coulibaly had been chosen as the...
IVORY COAST
Coronavirus update: Zambia, Ivory Coast and Malawi
Coronavirus numbers keep changing in Africa where more than 6200 people have now died and more than 233000 have contracted the virus, according to the latest data from the Africa Center for Disease Control (CDC).
coronavirus
Ivory Coast records 186 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths
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Ivory Coast on Wednesday recorded 186 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4181 and 41 deaths.The government said in all 4181...
coronavirus
IMF approves release of $886.2 million to Côte d’Ivoire to respond to COVID-19 pandemic
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the release of $886.2 million to Côte d’Ivoire to respond to COVID-19 pandemic.The loan was taken by Côte d’Ivoire under Rapid Credit Facility and the...
Latest News
Full transcript of October 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa regional economic outlook press briefing
October 22, 2020PARTICIPANTS:ABEBE AEMRO SELASSIEDirector,...
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa’s difficult road to recovery
By Abebe Aemro SelassieThe COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented health and economic crisis for sub-Saharan Africa. Within months, the...
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa faces difficult road to recovery amid COVID-19 economic fallout, IMF says in latest economic outlook
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Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a difficult road to recovery amid COVID-19 economic fallout, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its...
Africa
IMF approves additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved an additional $156 million disbursement to Cameroon to respond to COVID-19 economic fallout.
Africa
Half of women in the world are jobless, UN says in shocking new report
Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter...
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