By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said Ivory Coast continues to host large numbers of young people from neighbouring countries. He was speaking on 29 October 2026 in Geneva at the 8th Presidential Conference of the World Trade Organization, according to Linfodrome.
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara called for stronger industrial transformation in developing economies so they can move beyond raw-material exports. At the World Trade Organisation’s eighth Presidential Conference in Geneva, he notably advocated investment in infrastructure, skills and technology, according to the Ivorian presidency.
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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara met the World Trade Organization’s director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Geneva on 29 October 2026. They discussed Ivory Coast’s trade and economic prospects, according to L’Intelligent d’Abidjan.
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Ivorian Vice-President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné has called for closer ties between the state and businesses to better align training with labour market needs. He spoke on Thursday 29 October 2026 at the CGECI Academy, arguing that this cooperation would promote youth employment, Linfodrome reports.
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The FATF officially removed Ivory Coast from its grey list at its plenary meeting in Paris on 30 October 2026, ending 24 months of enhanced monitoring, according to Linfodrome, Ivoire Actu and Benin Web TV. 7info and Benin Web TV said the announcement was made by Minister Adama Coulibaly. The decision recognises implementation of Ivory Coast’s action plan.
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Corruption probe targets Ivory Coast criminal divisionAn investigation into suspected corruption and money laundering is targeting Ivory Coast’s Economic and Financial Criminal Division in Abidjan. The case comes after Ivory Coast was removed from the FATF grey list, according to Connection Ivoirienne, which relayed a report by a fellow outlet.
Illegal gold-mining barges decline on Ghana’s Tano RiverThe number of barges used for illegal gold mining has fallen sharply on the Tano River in Ghana following operations by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat. The change was observed during a visit on 30 October by officials and 15 journalists, according to its spokesperson Paa Kwesi Schandorf, quoted by 3News.The week in Africa
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