Is Ivory Coast's red card politics an own goal for democracy?

Paul MellyWest Africa analyst ShareSave Even a stellar international business career cannot prepare you for the hard realities of politics in Ivory Coast, where some are questioning the democratic credentials of the West African nation most famous for …

Ivory Coast's Cashew Sector Faces Export Crisis Amid Production Surge

(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Ivory Coast has revised its 2025 cashew production forecast upward to 1.3 million metric tons, an increase from the earlier estimate of 1.15 million tons. This adjustment is attributed to intensified efforts to curb smuggling to …

Quinn's to auction the Michael Quigley collection of Wizards of the West Coast Magic: The Gathering trading cards May 15

Highlights include lot #33: a Magic: The Gathering Limited Edition Alpha factory-sealed starter deck in case with magnetic lid, estimated at $50,000-$70,000. FALLS CHURCH, VA, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Quinn’s Auction …

Ivory Coast: opposition coalition calls for electoral reform ahead of presidential election

Ivory Coast's "coalition for peaceful change" or CAP Côte d'Ivoire, called for electoral reform ahead of the crucial vote for the next president, set to take place on 25 October 2025. Among the recently-formed group's demands for …

Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Mozambique set for 10 offshore drilling projects by 2027 

Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Mozambique are expected to host 10 new offshore drilling projects between 2026 and 2027, marking a major push in Africa’s deepwater oil and gas development. The disclosure was made by Transocean and Valaris, two of the world’s …

Australian Resolute Mining acquires two gold mining projects in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Faces Renewed Political Tensions Ahead Of 2025 Presidential Election

(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) A court's decision to remove opposition leader Tidjane Thiam from the electoral roll has intensified political tensions in Ivory Coast, raising concerns about the potential for unrest ahead of the October 2025 presidential …

Disqualified presidential candidate Thiam vows to fight on in Ivory Coast

Tidjane Thiam, 62, former CEO of Credit Suisse and Chairman of Rwanda Finance Limited, was informed he is ineligible to contest the upcoming Ivorian presidential election, or even vote; just a week after the centre-right Democratic Party of Côte d' …

Ivory Coast opposition rallies to support barred candidate

Thousands of Tidjane Thiam's supporters protested in Abidjan against his exclusion from Ivory Coast's presidential vote due to a nationality dispute. The court argued Thiam lost Ivorian nationality by acquiring French citizenship, despite his …

Ivory Coast’s cocoa mid-crop set for growth after heavy rainfall

IVORY COAST – Heavy rainfall across Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions signals a promising end to the April-to-September mid-crop, according to farmers. The country, world’s top cocoa producer, has entered its April to mid-November rainy season, a period …