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Succession questions loom after Cote d'Ivoire re-elects ageing president

France, Nov. 2 -- As President Alassane Ouattara prepares for a fourth term after winning last week's election in Cote d'Ivoire in a landslide, the exclusion of his two main challengers from the race ... Read More


The chocolate maker leading a sweet revolution in cocoa capital Cote d'Ivoire

France, Nov. 2 -- Cote d'Ivoire is the world's main source of cocoa beans, yet for decades, Ivorians rarely tasted chocolate made from their own crops. Determined to change that, Axel Emmanuel Gbaou f... Read More


Women march into the fray but power still lags in Cote d'Ivoire

France, Oct. 23 -- Women have been highly visible in Cote d'Ivoire's election campaign. They turn up at rallies, organise events and even run for president. But they remain under-represented in nation... Read More


Young voters in Cote d'Ivoire want jobs, change - but most of all, peace

France, Oct. 23 -- As Ivorians head to the polls on Saturday, with their 83-year-old incumbent president seeking a fourth term, young people in the country spoke to RFI about the frustrations of livin... Read More


Fake news flourishes as Cote d'Ivoire heads into presidential election

France, Oct. 17 -- Online disinformation from at home and abroad is ringing alarm bells asCote d'Ivoire prepares to vote in a presidential election next week.Media experts in Abidjan told RFI about th... Read More


Cote d'Ivoire bans protests after opposition leaders barred from vote

France, Oct. 3 -- In a statement released on Thursday, the National Security Council announced it would ban any public gatherings aimed at challenging the Constitutional Council's ruling barring two o... Read More


Cote d'Ivoire bans protests over opposition leaders' exclusion from election

France, Oct. 3 -- In a statement released on Thursday, the National Security Council announced it would ban any public gatherings aimed at challenging the Constitutional Council's ruling barring two o... Read More


Why Cote d'Ivoire's election could be more complex than it seems

France, Sept. 19 -- Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election campaign is taking shape, with four challengers hoping to defeat longtime incumbentAlassane Ouattara in the 25 October vote - but no candidate... Read More


How Malawi's first fully solar-powered village became a beacon for energy access

France, Sept. 8 -- A community of nearly 9,000 homes in rural Malawi last month became the country's first village to receive 100 percent universal access to solar power - a move that it is hoped coul... Read More


Oil giants accused of dodging Niger Delta clean-up as UN panel intervenes

France, Sept. 5 -- Oil giants stand accused of walking away from decades of pollution in Nigeria's Niger Delta without cleaning up the damage. A UN-appointed panel of experts wrote to Shell, Eni, Exxo... Read More