Ivory Coast

The Road To Green

The Ivory Coast’s path to deforestation-free cocoa

In partnership with The European Commission

Euronews Reporter Cyril Fourneris travels to the Ivory Coast, the Netherlands and Brussels to follow the cocoa supply chain and learn how sustainable and exploration-free chocolate is better for the planet and the livelihoods of producers.

27/02/2024

The Road To Green

Who will pay the price for sustainability-produced cocoa?

In partnership with The European Commission

Euronews travels to Adzopé in the Ivory Coast to learn how a cooperative boasting more than 3,000 members has become a pioneer in fair trade and traceable cocoa.

27/02/2024

Football Now

Africa Cup of Nations 2023: Who will win?

Côte d'Ivoire is ready to host the latest edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in January, but who will win the continent's biggest competition?

30/11/2023

Nature

Chimpanzees use human-like warfare tactics to spy on rival groups

Researchers have observed chimpanzees using an age-old human military strategy for the first time.

03/11/2023

Earth News

What is COP15 and how is it addressing climate migration?

At a UN conference in Cote d'Ivoire, 196 countries are looking for solutions to the land degradation, deforestation and desertification that are fueling food insecurity and climate migration.

13/05/2022

Ocean

Fighting illegal fishing: the deal helping to close 'the black hole in the sea'

In partnership with the European Commission

West Africa has been called "the black hole in the sea" due to the amount of illegal fishing that takes place there. A deal between the EU and Ivory Coast aims to significantly reduce that. To find out more, Ocean spoke to the EU's ambassador to the country.

21/12/2021

No Comment

Ivory Coast opposition defy president’s 3rd term bid

The political opposition in Ivory Coast presented a united front against the reelection of Alassane Ouattara, at a rally of about 30,000 people.

11/10/2020

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast PM and presidential candidate Amadou Coulibaly dies

Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coast's ruling party, died just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France.

08/07/2020

Ivory Coast

EU's most wanted criminals on run for over 20 years arrested

Lacote was sentenced to five years in prison for fraud in an organised gang, death threats and participation in an association of criminals. Van Acker was given two years as an accomplice.

22/11/2019

Earth News

WATCH | Turning plastic waste into buildings

A new initiative to fight plastic waste can give hope to Ivorian school children.

11/11/2019

World

Reforesting Ivory Coast through Seedballs

On this episode we see a flight simulator built by a Congolese pilot together with some secondary school students from Brazaville.

16/09/2019

World

Shifting careers: From banking to making pancakes

In this edition on Inspire Africa, an Ivorian entrepreneur who own several pastry shops in Abidjan shares his tips to successfully changing careers and sustaining a business.

20/05/2019

Earth News

This organic chocolate is made by hand... and feet

This chocolate factory in Ivory Coast has a very different approach to chocolate making than the rest of the country.

20/03/2019

Europe News

Prosecutor: Retrial of Gbagbo possible

Ex-Ivorian leader could face war crimes charges

16/01/2019

Africanews

Challenges and opportunities of Africa's digital revolution [Inspire Africa]

Inspire Africa is in Cote d'Ivoire for a special edition of the show dedicated to the digital revolution that is ongoing on the African continent.

12/11/2018

Africanews

Africa's digital trailblazers [Inspire Africa]

They are not only the future of the African continent.. But also its very present. They are professional from all walks of life who are fueling Africa's development .. And we - on INSPIRE AFRICA - are

26/05/2018

Focus

Ivory Coast: the migration challenge

What is Ivory Coast doing to meet its migration challenge?

05/12/2017

Ivory Coast

EU-Africa summit leaders back migrant evacuation from Libya

Eu-Africa summit leaders back an emergency evacuation of migrants caught up in slave trade in Libya

29/11/2017

Europe News

Ivory Coast set for EU Africa summit

28/11/2017

Europe News

EU eyes Africa trade boost

27/11/2017

Ivory Coast

Ivorian migrants confirm existence of Libya's migrant slave markets

Migrants returning to the Ivory Coast to be repatriated reveal the horrors of the migrant slave trade.

21/11/2017

Ivory Coast

Cargo plane crashes off Ivory Coast

Four Moldovan nationals have been killed and two others injured when a cargo plane crashed into the sea near the airport in the main city of Ivory Coast.

14/10/2017

Ivory Coast

Four die as cargo plane crashes into sea off Abidjan, Ivory Coast

The crash happened shortly after take off. Four people have died and six have been injured.

14/10/2017

Cult

Wonders of Pompeii uncovered

A clearer vision is emerging of a city that was buried nearly 2,000 years ago.

04/07/2017

Focus

Ivory Coast dreams of diversification

It's the world's biggest exporter of cocoa beans, but if it's to continue growing at such a frenetic pace it will have to diversify.

22/06/2017

Ivory Coast

Army mutiny over pay ends in Ivory Coast

A five day long army mutiny over pay has ended in Ivory Coast after the mutineers accepted an increase in bonus payments.

16/05/2017