Ivory Coast's two main opposition parties on Thursday announced a "common front" to demand that their leaders, banned from ...

Parties led by former Credit Suisse AG Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam and ex-President Laurent Gbagbo agreed to form ...

Tensions are rising in the country ahead of October polls, with many wary of a repeat of election violence seen in 2011.

My heart goes out to Zambians following the passing of Dr Edgar Lungu, man who was president for seven years after the death ...

The street children phenomenon is found in French-speaking Africa. Although different names are used to describe them, they all refer to the same precarious reality.

After much controversy and a reluctance to issue Laurent Gbagbo’s travel documents, the Côte d'Ivoire government has allowed the former president to return on 17 June to the country. The decision was ...

Ivory Coast's opposition is weighing its options after four of its top figures were excluded from the October 25 presidential ...

Ivory Coast's electoral commission has excluded Tidjane Thiam from the final list of candidates for the upcoming October 2025 ...

Simone, the 67-year-old wife of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, was not in court as the jury retired to consider a verdict expected later on Tuesday. Once dubbed Ivory Coast's "Iron Lady, ...

Ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, his former right-hand man Charles Ble Goude and exiled former prime minister Guillaume Soro have been barred for years over past convictions and were not reinstated.

Côte d'Ivoire is preparing for a contentious presidential election in October as President Alassane Ouattara’s supporters ...

It remains structurally strong with a historic base but lacks a unifying vision. Acquitted by the International Criminal Court and back since 2021, Laurent Gbagbo remains a polarising figure. His ...