The latest news from Ivory Coast, summarised in English from the local press: politics, business, society, culture and sport. 27 articles published.
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
Ivory Coast’s Conseil Hévéa-Palmier à huile-Coco is granting agricultural cooperatives a rebate of 10 CFA francs per kilogram of rubber delivered. The measure, which took effect on 13 October 2026, also provides for a transport differential of up to 30 CFA francs per kilogram, according to its director general, Edmond Coulibaly.
Source: Aip
More than 600 people aged 60 and over received free consultations and screening for high blood pressure, diabetes and geriatric syndromes in Grand-Bassam. Organised on 7 October 2026 by the Ivorian Federation of Geriatricians and Gerontologists, the initiative aimed to promote prevention and early access to care, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
The National Mental Health Programme and the National Programme to Combat Gender-Based Violence are considering nine regional units to provide psychological and psychiatric support to survivors. The project provides for continuity of care, notably through line 143 and the TILA platform, according to a note sent to AIP.
Source: Aip
The Beta Veg Oil plant, inaugurated in Kongodékro near Bouaké, is expected to process 70,000 tonnes of shea and soy annually and create 450 direct jobs. Minister Kalil Konaté described the facility as a lever for increasing local processing, while 400,000 women earn a living from the shea sector, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
Fifteen helmets were handed to motorcycle-taxi representatives and young people during a road-safety awareness day in Zuénoula. Lieutenant Yao Kouamé of the National Civil Protection Office stressed helmet use and the prevention of domestic fires, AIP reports.
Source: Aip
A man aged about 37 was fatally struck by a train at Grand-Yapo, near Agboville, in Ivory Coast, on 12 October 2026. Civil protection firefighters confirmed he had been decapitated and a forensic doctor confirmed his death, according to a report by the Agboville Civil Protection Centre relayed by AIP.
Source: Aip
The Worodougou Regional Council handed over an equipped medical laboratory to the Diarabana health centre and a three-classroom building to Bobi primary school. The facilities are expected to improve access to medical tests and reduce the shortage of classrooms, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
The Rotary Club Abidjan Akwaba has launched a free breast and cervical cancer awareness and screening campaign in Béoumi, targeting around 2,000 women. The Pink October initiative will also support participants requiring treatment, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
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