2026 World Cup: Africa Zone Qualification Groups, Schedules, and Rankings

2023-11-21 21:10:15 The increase from 32 to 48 teams for the 2026 World Cup simplifies the qualification method for African teams. The confederation saw its number of qualified selections increase from 5 to 9. Gone are the three-phase qualifiers (round-trip preliminary round between the weakest nations, group stage, play-offs), make way for a more readable … Read more

2024 African Cup of Nations Schedule, Groups and Final Phase Details

2023-11-07 17:03:26 Here is the program for the final phase of the 2024 African Cup of Nations, which will take place from January 13 to February 11 in Ivory Coast. The competition will take place in Abidjan, Yamoussoukro, Bouaké, Korhogo and San Pedro. Who to succeed Senegal? The African Cup of Nations (CAN) in Ivory … Read more

Incident at Paris-Orly Airport: Airbus A330 Collides with Jetway – Shocking Video

2023-11-04 11:38:00 Shock on the tarmac. This Friday, November 3, at Paris-Orly airport (Val-de-Marne), an Airbus A330 from the French airline Corsair was scheduled to take off at 4:10 p.m. sharp to take the passengers of flight SS984 to Abidjan (Ivory Coast). This was without taking into account five hours of delay… caused by an … Read more

Discover the Afro-Electro Sounds of Asna: A Journey from the Ivorian Bush to the Global Dancefloor

2023-11-01 08:00:02 From the Ivorian bush where Asna grew up, to the streets of Marrakech where she studied; from Youssou N’Dour who rocked her, to Daft Punk of whom she is an undisputed fan; from sacred drums to Afro-electro scenes around the world, the one who defines herself as “a sound explorer” and who is … Read more

The story behind your dark chocolate

2023-10-15 14:22:51 Every second dark chocolate that you eat is made of cocoa beans produced in this small West African country of Côte d’Ivoire, or Ivory Coast as we know it. Nearly half of the world’s cocoa production happens here, making it a key stakeholder in the global chocolate industry, a thriving business in the … Read more

Alassane Ouattara dismisses his Prime Minister

2023-10-06 13:43:40 Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara dismissed his Prime Minister on Friday and announced the upcoming formation of a new government. A change at the head of power which occurs two years before the presidential election. Published on : 06/10/2023 – 15:43 2 mn Two years before the Ivorian presidential election, Alassane Ouattara is preparing … Read more

For Ivorian cocoa producers, the revaluation of purchase prices remains insufficient

2023-10-03 10:01:19 From our correspondent in Abidjan – The price of a kilo of cocoa for the 2023-2024 campaign has been set at 1,000 CFA francs (i.e. 1.52 euros), which represents an increase compared to 900 CFA francs for the previous campaign. This increase, however, remains below the expectations of industry players. With international cocoa … Read more