Ivory Coast

Dan Izzett has lived with leprosy's effects on his body for 70 years, and has lost much to what he calls an "ancient, fascinating, very unkind disease". The Zimbabwean former civil engineering technician and pastor was diagnosed at the…

Ivory Coast has handed out top awards for 49 soldiers whose detention by Mali triggered a bitter diplomatic spat between the two West African nations. The troops had been arrested at Bamako airport in July. Mali accused them of being…

France foreign minister has visited Ivory Coast for talks on security and trade with President Alassane Ouattara and his government. Speaking in the economic capital Abidjan, Catherine Colonna said France will remain at the side of its…

Thousands of supporters cheered the return to Ivory Coast of Charles Blé Goudé, a key figure involved in the violence that followed the 2011 presidential elections. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, who earlier this year pardoned his…

Youngsters in Ivory Coast return to school this week with a sword of Damocles above their heads: those with average grades of less than 8.5 out of 10 will be excluded at the end of the year. The measure is an old one brought back by…

Ivory Coast has accused Bamako of "hostage-taking" after its neighbour laid out conditions for the release of 46 Ivorian soldiers held in Mali for two months. The issue should be a hot topic next week during an extraordinary Ecowas…

AC Milan clinched its first Italian Serie A title in 11 years after earning a 3-0 final-day victory at Sassuolo, courtesy of a double from Olivier Giroud and one from Ivory Coast international Franck Kessie, sealing the Scudetto in style.…

Nigeria's U-20 national football team, the Flying Eagles, booked its place in the final of the WAFU Zone B regional tournament with a 2-1 win against Ivory Coast after extra time in Niamey, Niger Republic, thereby qualifying for the 2023…

Idriss Yacine Diallo has been elected as the new President of the Côte D'Ivoire Football Federation with 63 votes with Sory Diabate receiving 61, while former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was eliminated in the first round of voting.…

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has applauded Nigeria's women senior football team, the Super Falcons for qualifying for the 2022 Africa Women's Cup of Nations tournament. Nigeria qualified for the tournament…