By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Connection Ivoirienne
Illustrative image · cottonbro studio · Pexels · Licence PexelsA study warns of the risk of a new jihadist corridor between Mali and Guinea, which could leave Ivory Coast’s borders more exposed. It points to the expansion of the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims in the region, according to Connection Ivoirienne.
Wave Côte d’Ivoire has opened a new headquarters in Cocody, Abidjan, after first establishing a presence in Bouaké. The move marks a new stage in the development of the digital financial services company in the country, reports Connection Ivoirienne.
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The Tchépé Foundation distributed 1,500 school kits, 200 hygiene kits and 50 bicycles in Ponvogo, in Ivory Coast’s Poro region, as well as teaching and sports equipment. The donation, handed over on 19 October at Soro Tchépé Modern College, aims in particular to support girls’ education, according to L’Intelligent d’Abidjan.
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Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomandé, signed by Real Madrid for €125 million, scored against Villarreal and Sevilla and provided several assists after eight goalless matches. Nominated for the Kopa Trophy, which rewards the best young player, he is continuing to adapt in Madrid, according to Connection Ivoirienne.
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Two Moroccan patrol boats intercepted a man swimming towards Ceuta after he crossed the Tarajal buoy in Spanish waters on 26 October. The swimmer was returned to Morocco after being intercepted and belonged to a group of migrants turned back following the mass arrivals at the end of July, according to Spanish daily El Faro de Ceuta.
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Ivory Coast secures $322.5 million for its electricity networkIvory Coast will receive $322.5 million over five years to modernise its electricity infrastructure, including $300 million from the Millennium Challenge Corporation and $22.5 million contributed by the state. The programme is also intended to strengthen Ivorian participation in the regional electricity market, the Ivorian News Agency reports.
Kano approves state police and 1.211 trillion-naira budgetKano’s State Assembly has approved a bill allowing the creation of state police in Nigeria, along with a supplementary budget reduced to about 1.211 trillion naira. The budget bill cuts Governor Abba Yusuf’s initial request by 266.61 billion naira, Leadership reports.The week in Africa
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