Afcon 2025 Draw: Ivory Coast and Cameroon to Clash in Group F
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) group stage draw in Rabat, Morocco, placed defending champions Ivory Coast in Group F with Cameroon, Gabon, and Mozambique; the tournament runs from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, with Morocco playing Comoros in the opening match.
Afcon 2025 Draw: Ivory Coast and Cameroon to Clash in Group F
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) group stage draw in Rabat, Morocco, placed defending champions Ivory Coast in Group F with Cameroon, Gabon, and Mozambique; the tournament runs from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, with Morocco playing Comoros in the opening match.
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12% Bias Score
Evictions of Disabled Students in Abidjan Amidst University Housing Crisis
Following the dissolution of a student union in October 2024, a campaign to remove students from over-occupied university housing in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has disproportionately affected disabled students, leading to evictions despite a temporary ministerial intervention.
Evictions of Disabled Students in Abidjan Amidst University Housing Crisis
Following the dissolution of a student union in October 2024, a campaign to remove students from over-occupied university housing in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has disproportionately affected disabled students, leading to evictions despite a temporary ministerial intervention.
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52% Bias Score
Zimrida" Cargo Ship Raises Safety Concerns in Abidjan
The cargo ship "Zimrida", carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer from Russia, arrived in Abidjan on December 30th, raising public safety concerns and prompting investigations after being rejected by other countries due to potential explosive hazards, recalling the 2006 Probo Koala incid...
Zimrida" Cargo Ship Raises Safety Concerns in Abidjan
The cargo ship "Zimrida", carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer from Russia, arrived in Abidjan on December 30th, raising public safety concerns and prompting investigations after being rejected by other countries due to potential explosive hazards, recalling the 2006 Probo Koala incid...
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56% Bias Score
Ivory Coast Withdraws French Troops Amidst Broader Shift in Franco-African Relations
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced the withdrawal of approximately 600 French troops, starting in January 2024, as part of a broader trend of West African nations reducing military ties with France, impacting regional security and geopolitical dynamics.
Ivory Coast Withdraws French Troops Amidst Broader Shift in Franco-African Relations
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced the withdrawal of approximately 600 French troops, starting in January 2024, as part of a broader trend of West African nations reducing military ties with France, impacting regional security and geopolitical dynamics.
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44% Bias Score
Five Young Stars to Watch at the 2025 AFCON
Five young African footballers—Lamine Camara (Senegal), Karim Konate (Ivory Coast), Aman Allah Memmiche (Tunisia), Oumar Diakite (Ivory Coast), and Ibrahim Maza (Algeria)—are set to make their mark at the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, showcasing their talent on a continental s...
Five Young Stars to Watch at the 2025 AFCON
Five young African footballers—Lamine Camara (Senegal), Karim Konate (Ivory Coast), Aman Allah Memmiche (Tunisia), Oumar Diakite (Ivory Coast), and Ibrahim Maza (Algeria)—are set to make their mark at the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, showcasing their talent on a continental s...
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12% Bias Score
UNESCO Recognizes Ivorian Attiéké as Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO has added Ivory Coast's attiéké, a fermented cassava couscous traditionally made by women, to its intangible cultural heritage list, recognizing its cultural and economic significance and prompting efforts to protect its traditional production methods and prevent commercial exploitation.
UNESCO Recognizes Ivorian Attiéké as Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO has added Ivory Coast's attiéké, a fermented cassava couscous traditionally made by women, to its intangible cultural heritage list, recognizing its cultural and economic significance and prompting efforts to protect its traditional production methods and prevent commercial exploitation.
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28% Bias Score
Ivory Coast to Take Control of French Military Base in 2025
Ivory Coast will transfer control of its Port-Bouet military base from France in January 2025, reflecting a growing pan-African sovereignist trend and coinciding with upcoming elections, as stated by President Alassane Ouattara. This leaves France with military presence only in Djibouti and Gabon, f...
Ivory Coast to Take Control of French Military Base in 2025
Ivory Coast will transfer control of its Port-Bouet military base from France in January 2025, reflecting a growing pan-African sovereignist trend and coinciding with upcoming elections, as stated by President Alassane Ouattara. This leaves France with military presence only in Djibouti and Gabon, f...
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44% Bias Score
Zimrida": Ammonium Nitrate Cargo Sparks Outrage in Ivory Coast
The "Zimrida", carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer from Russia, arrived off Abidjan on December 30th, raising concerns about safety and prompting a public outcry due to its rejection by other countries and the risk of explosion, reminiscent of the Probo Koala incident.
Zimrida": Ammonium Nitrate Cargo Sparks Outrage in Ivory Coast
The "Zimrida", carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer from Russia, arrived off Abidjan on December 30th, raising concerns about safety and prompting a public outcry due to its rejection by other countries and the risk of explosion, reminiscent of the Probo Koala incident.
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52% Bias Score
Probo Koala Victims Seek Justice in Amsterdam
Over 100,000 Ivorians affected by the 2006 Probo Koala toxic waste dumping in Abidjan are pursuing legal action against Trafigura in Amsterdam, seeking compensation for health issues and environmental damage; despite a 2007 settlement between Trafigura and the Ivorian government, victims claim exclu...
Probo Koala Victims Seek Justice in Amsterdam
Over 100,000 Ivorians affected by the 2006 Probo Koala toxic waste dumping in Abidjan are pursuing legal action against Trafigura in Amsterdam, seeking compensation for health issues and environmental damage; despite a 2007 settlement between Trafigura and the Ivorian government, victims claim exclu...
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32% Bias Score
Ivory Coast expels French troops amid growing anti-French sentiment in Africa
Ivory Coast will expel 600 French troops starting this month, following similar decisions by several other African nations seeking to reduce the influence of their former colonizer, France, reflecting a growing trend of anti-French sentiment across the continent.
Ivory Coast expels French troops amid growing anti-French sentiment in Africa
Ivory Coast will expel 600 French troops starting this month, following similar decisions by several other African nations seeking to reduce the influence of their former colonizer, France, reflecting a growing trend of anti-French sentiment across the continent.
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40% Bias Score
Ivory Coast Women March Against Femicide
Nearly 200 women and girls marched through Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, on December 2024, culminating 16 days of activism against femicide, highlighting the failures of the justice system and demanding stronger legal protections against gender-based violence, echoing a similar demonstration in 1949.
Ivory Coast Women March Against Femicide
Nearly 200 women and girls marched through Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, on December 2024, culminating 16 days of activism against femicide, highlighting the failures of the justice system and demanding stronger legal protections against gender-based violence, echoing a similar demonstration in 1949.
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16% Bias Score