By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
Illustrative image · Tosin Olowoleni · Pexels · Licence PexelsIvory Coast's National Civil Protection Office and UNDP on 5 November 2026 raised awareness among pupils at two school groups in Grand-Bassam about risk prevention and emergency management. The campaign, already run in secondary schools, is now extending to primary schools, according to Linfodrome.
Ivory Coast’s National Office for Civil Status and Identification now allows Ivorian nationals in the United States to apply for their national identity card at the Ivory Coast embassy in Washington. The system has been operational since 30 October, according to an embassy note sent by AIP.
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A fire ravaged a six-room residence overnight in the Morofé district of Yamoussoukro, killing a two-year-old child. The fire broke out between Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026, according to Linfodrome.
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Ivorian NGO N’KLO BAKAN distributed 2,000 school bags and kits to primary school pupils in four localities in Ivory Coast. The solidarity caravan ended in Couvé, in the commune of Jacqueville, reports Linfodrome.
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Ivory Coast ranks 2nd out of 40 countries in World Bank CPIA rankingIvory Coast ranks 2nd out of the 40 sub-Saharan African countries eligible for IDA financing in the World Bank's 2026 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report, covering 2025, with a score of 4 out of 6. The High Authority for Good Governance welcomes an improvement on 2024 and calls for reforms to continue.
Three dead after toxic traditional remedies in NigeriaAt least four people have died and 14 others hospitalised after consuming herbal preparations suspected of being toxic in Oju, Benue State, Nigeria. The three suspected sellers were arrested by community youths before being handed over to the police, according to Daily Post.The week in Africa
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