The latest news from Ivory Coast, summarised in English from the local press: politics, business, society, culture and sport. 26 articles published.
The Abidjan Regional Water Forum put hydro-diplomacy at the centre of managing West Africa’s 28 shared river basins. Participants presented, among other things, cooperation by the OMVS and joint ownership of its infrastructure as regional models, according to Matin Libre.
Source: Matin Libre
Ivorian Senate President Kandia Camara attended the opening of the fourth edition of the Local Authorities Fair, held in Abidjan from 15 to 17 October. She called for sufficient resources to accompany the powers transferred to local authorities and promised that the fair’s recommendations would receive attention, according to Ivoireactu.
Source: Ivoireactu
Italy’s public bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti plans to open an office in Abidjan to boost investment and economic partnerships with Ivory Coast. The announcement was made on 15 October 2026 at the Ivory Coast Investment Forum, while Minister Ibrahim Kalil Konaté reiterated the goal of processing 50% of agricultural raw materials locally by 2030, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
The Ivorian state and AstraZeneca have mobilised more than 10.37 billion CFA francs to provide targeted therapies free of charge to more than 4,400 patients with breast, prostate, lung or ovarian cancers. Signed on 14 October 2026 in Abidjan for three years, the partnership also aims to strengthen diagnosis and health worker training, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
Cissé Ibrahima Bacongo, executive secretary of the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP), handed Interior Minister Vagondo Diomandé the party’s proposals for creating a new Ivorian electoral body. The move follows the dissolution of the Independent Electoral Commission and forms part of consultations on electoral system reform, according to the RHDP.
Source: Ivoireactu
Bank of Africa has recredited ABCO BOURSE SA with the disputed amounts after fraudulent transfers were made from the company’s account. The bank’s managing director, Sadio Cissé, confirmed this in a letter dated 12 October 2026, while checks with the relevant authorities continue, according to Source A.
Source: Senego
Moroccan property group Addoha plans 20 projects comprising 27,469 homes and potential revenue of 22.3 billion dirhams in Ivory Coast. Sales have already secured a quarter of this projected figure, while the developer is now targeting the very high-end market and expansion in West Africa, according to TelQuel.
Source: Telquel
A joint operation by the Ivorian police and the Mobile Intervention Group led to several arrests in the Kennedy district of Man on the night of 13 October 2026. Among those arrested was a young man nicknamed the ‘Green Man’, described by residents as a suspected participant in violence, reports L’Infodrome.
Source: L’Infodrome
The first GAMMA-MMA 2026 African Mixed Martial Arts Championship has opened in Abidjan with delegations from 14 countries, including Morocco. The Moroccan team is taking part in the competition organised under the auspices of the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts, reports Telquel.
Source: Telquel
At an awareness session held on 10 October 2026 in Abidjan, a health specialist explained that stimulation of the breasts by a man does not protect against breast cancer. According to L’Infodrome, Ms Kouassi said that only breastfeeding is associated with a reduction in risk.
Source: L’Infodrome
Daloa’s bus stations will have to leave the city centre within a year, Haut-Sassandra General Council president Mamadou Touré announced. The municipality plans to acquire 25 hectares on the Vavoua road and has prepared a temporary site of about two hectares for lorries, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
Ivory Coast is extending to shea the regulatory framework for the cotton and cashew sectors, announced Mamadou Berté, director-general of the Cotton, Cashew and Shea Council. The reform is intended to professionalise the sector and strengthen local processing to increase its economic value, at the first National Shea Exhibition, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
Ivory Coast’s Minister of Culture and Francophonie, Françoise Remarck, has launched the “Génération Patrimoine” initiative in Abidjan to gather young people’s proposals on the future of cultural heritage. Consultations are planned in several cities and will inform a museum policy suited to national realities, the minister said at the launch on 14 October 2026.
Source: Aip
The National Office for Civil Status and Identification launched the enrolment of examination-year students in Bouaké for national identity cards. The mobile operation is to continue until the end of April 2027, with a stamp set at 5,000 CFA francs, according to deputy regional delegate Palougo Soro, cited by AIP.
Source: Aip
Madagascar is introducing a new school curriculum from primary to secondary level in the 2026-2027 academic year, after thirty years without a revision. The reform changes content and teaching methods and could complicate the 2027 BEPC because the old and new curricula will coexist, according to Yves Martin Razafimandranto, director-general of Pedagogy.
Source: Lexpress
Ivory Coast’s opposition submitted a letter to the prime minister on 12 October 2026 calling for national dialogue on the composition of the new electoral body. It wants to define an institution responsible for guaranteeing the impartiality of upcoming elections, according to L’Infodrome.
Source: L’Infodrome
Ivory Coast’s Health Ministry signed an agreement in June 2026 opening public hospitals to the INOVIE laboratory to carry out biological analyses across the country. The agreement, concluded without a call for applications according to Linfodrome, is being challenged by elements of the file that call into question the laboratory’s legal authorisation.
Source: L’Infodrome
The Ivorian Senate and National Assembly are holding a certified training course in Yamoussoukro for around 50 participants from ten French-speaking countries. The workshop aims to improve law drafting and parliamentary initiative in Africa, according to Ivorian Senate President Kandia Kamissoko Camara, cited by AIP.
Source: Aip
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