By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
The amendment to Article 51 of Ivory Coast’s Electoral Code tightens the collection of citizen sponsorships ahead of the presidential election, while several opposition figures will appear before the courts in November 2026. The two cases dominate the front pages of Ivory Coast’s newspapers on Friday 13 November, according to Linfodrome.
Ivory Coast's tourism and leisure minister met several hundred leisure venue operators on 5 November in Abidjan to strengthen safety measures before the end-of-year festive season. The meeting was held at the Hôtel des Armées in Plateau, according to Linfodrome.
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Roger Félix Adom, president of the Regulatory Council of Ivory Coast's Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Authority, called for citizens' concerns to be better integrated into digital regulation. He spoke on 6 November 2026 in Abidjan during the programme “L’Invité des rédactions”, according to Linfodrome.
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The Ivorian Senate unanimously adopted three bills presented by Economy, Finance and Budget Minister Adama Coulibaly, including one setting VAT at 9% and another approving a $322.5 million US compact. The texts were approved on Friday 6 November 2026 before the Economic and Financial Affairs Committee, Linfodrome reports.
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The Ivorian government has asked insurers to offer users of two- and three-wheelers policies suited to their daily incomes, with subscription and payment by phone. The request was made in Abidjan during the Kenya Re CEOs Summit 2026, according to Linfodrome.
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Ivory Coast plans CFA 342 billion for healthcareIvory Coast plans nearly CFA 342 billion to improve healthcare provision and access in 2027, from a health budget of CFA 954.7 billion. The funds will notably finance facilities, medicines, vaccines and training, according to minister Pierre N’Gou Dimba.
Burkina Faso opens terrorism investigationBurkina Faso’s prosecutor general announces an investigation into several individuals and legal entities over terrorism-related acts, including Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba and François Compaoré. Camille Makosso is notably being prosecuted for glorifying terrorism, according to prosecutor general Désiré Sawadogo.The week in Africa
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