By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Connection Ivoirienne
PDCI-RDA activists gathered in Paris for their new term general assembly reaffirmed their support for Tidjane Thiam, president of the Ivorian party. The meeting was held on Saturday 7 November 2026, according to Connectionivoirienne.
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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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.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Connection Ivoirienne ·
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema met the Gabonese community in Beijing on Saturday 7 November 2026, made up of students and young professionals, urging them to return and help rebuild the country. The meeting closed a five-day state visit to China, according to a statement from the Gabonese presidency.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: AGP Gabon ·
Ivorian VAT set at 9%, US compact approved at $322.5 millionThe 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.
Fubara pledges three million votes to Tinubu in NigeriaRivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has pledged at least three million votes for Bola Tinubu in Nigeria's 2027 presidential election. At a rally in Port Harcourt, Tinubu also urged young people to collect their voter cards and take part in the election, Punch reports.The week in Africa
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