By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
The third edition of the Abidjan Border Forum ended on 22 October 2026 at the Abidjan Exhibition Centre, after three days devoted to cross-border cooperation in Africa. Discussions focused on three priorities, according to L’Infodrome.
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20 OctSenegal seeks Ivorian support for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic GamesIvorian Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé presented the Abidjan Border Forum as a continental platform for consultation and sharing experience on African border governance. The third edition opened on 20 October 2026 at the Abidjan-Port-Bouët Exhibition Centre, with a theme focused on populations, culture, integration and security, according to the Ivorian government.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Ivoireactu ·
Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé opened the third Abidjan Border Forum in Port-Bouët and called for African borders to become spaces for cooperation, security and development. He advocated governance involving local populations and recalled the adoption in 2024 of the National Policy on Integrated Border Management, according to AIP.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Aip ·
The African Union and the Ivorian government are calling for African borders to become spaces for cooperation, economic integration and shared development. The call was made at the opening of the third Abidjan Border Forum, which brings together political leaders, diplomats and specialists for three days, ANG reports.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Ang ·
Brigadier General Gildas Olangué, commander of the Congolese national gendarmerie, has completed a 15-day tour of the country’s 14 gendarmerie regions in Brazzaville. His discussions covered serious crime, juvenile crime and urban traffic, according to Les Échos du Congo-Brazzaville.
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo · Source: Lesechos Congobrazza ·
Simone Gbagbo calls for dialogue on Ivory Coast’s electoral bodySimone Gbagbo, president of the Movement of Capable Generations, is calling on the Ivorian government and the president to immediately open talks with the opposition on the new electoral body. She also criticised the authorities’ response to the opposition’s call for dialogue on Thursday 22 October 2026, according to L’Infodrome.Ibrahima Thiam urges Senegal not to normalise xenophobiaIbrahima Thiam, president of ACT, urges people not to normalise discourse targeting foreigners in Senegal. In an opinion piece carried by Xibaaru, he distinguishes the fight against xenophobia from border controls and the enforcement of residency rules.The week in Africa
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