Abidjan

In Abidjan, thousands are evicted as homes are bulldozed without warning

Since January, Ivory Coast has embarked on a mass eviction project. Authorities have targeted 176 neighbourhoods in Abidjan and have destroyed homes without any proper relocation plans for residents.…

2 days ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Ivory Coast jittery after disputed election

After a turbulent election, life is yet to return to normal in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's economic capital. Several instances of election-related violence risked plunging the country into the crisis of 2010.…

4 years ago

Africa·News

Ivorian government clears homes near airport after stowaway death

Thousands of residents left their homes near Abidjan's international airport on Monday after the government threatened to send in bulldozers as it seeks to create a buffer zone following the death of…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Ivory Coast’s ‘Miss Nappy’ contest celebrates natural hair

The second edition of the Afro beauty contest 'Miss Nappy', which promotes frizzy hair and black skin is held in Abidjan.…

5 years ago

Fashion

Ivorian painter with no arms or legs inspires many

A disabled street artist in Abidjan says painting heals and boosts morale as he sells his work in the Ivorian capital.…

5 years ago

Entertainment·Entertainment News

French media giant looks to Africa for revival

On a muddy side-street in Abidjan, Alex Ogou directs his cast of young locals in a TV drama about gangsters in Ivory Coast that French media giant Vivendi hopes will help revive…

6 years ago

Africa·News

Why Africa’s CEOs are optimistic about the continent’s investment outlook

Across the African continent, governments are introducing reforms to improve the ease of doing business, and all the while foreign investment is growing. Africa Investment Horizons was at the Africa CEO Forum…

6 years ago

Africa·News

Violent youth gangs spread terror in Abidjan

In Ivory Coast, violent youth gangs are spreading terror across the economic capital Abidjan.…

7 years ago

Africa·News

Abidjan

In Abidjan, thousands are evicted as homes are bulldozed without warning

Ivory Coast jittery after disputed election

Ivorian government clears homes near airport after stowaway death

Ivory Coast’s ‘Miss Nappy’ contest celebrates natural hair

Ivorian painter with no arms or legs inspires many

French media giant looks to Africa for revival

Why Africa’s CEOs are optimistic about the continent’s investment outlook

Violent youth gangs spread terror in Abidjan

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