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New identity for TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 revealed

13Jun

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New identity for TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 revealed

CAF (https://www.CAFonline.com/) and the Côte d’Ivoire Local Organising Committee (“LOC”) today unveiled the official identity for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 – marking a significant milestone that will see a new identity for Africa’s biggest sporting event. This is the first time in over a decade that CAF has given the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations identity a new look – once again demonstrating CAF’s commitment in making the event in Cote d’Ivoire next year the best in living memory of the competition. The emblematic symbol pays homage to the richness of the Ivorian culture and continent of Africa as a whole, while beautifully representing the essence of African football and the splendor of the host nation. The TotalEnergi...

Ghana remains competitive but losing ground to Senegal and Ivory-Coast

30May

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Business

Ghana remains competitive but losing ground to Senegal and Ivory-Coast 

The Ghana Netherlands Business and Culture Council (GNBCC), and the European Chamber of Commerce have affirmed Ghana’s position as the leading destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and trade with the highest competitiveness score in West Africa.  These organisations, however, noted that Senegal and Ivory Coast were fast gaining ground and Ghana had to redouble her efforts to remain competitive. Mr. Tjalling Wiarda, General Manager of the Ghana Netherlands Business and Culture Council, and Mr. Nicholas Gebara, Executive Director of the European Chamber of Commercewere speaking during an expert panel webinar to mark European Union Day held at the Institute of International Affairs, Ghana (GhIIA.org).  The webinar was organized as part of the celebrations to mark European ...

Africa – Ivory Coast: Baleine Field to Begin Production in 2023

26Apr

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Africa – Ivory Coast: Baleine Field to Begin Production in 2023

Production from Ivory Coast’s highly anticipated Baleine oil field is expected in 2023. Owned by a consortium comprising ENI, an Italian multinational oil and gas company, and Petroci, the Ivorian national oil company, the consortium jointly operates and manages the field for exploration, development, and production of hydrocarbons in the area. Located near Assouindé, southeast of Abidjan, this significant oil field is projected to yield over 2 billion barrels of crude oil and 2,400 to 3,300 billion cubic feet of natural gas in two phases. The initial phase, slated to commence in 2023, will account for 15% of the field’s total production, while the subsequent phase is expected to span 30 years. Recent drilling in Baleine E1X has unveiled even greater reserves of oil and gas in the a...

Ghana’s Farmerline expands operations to Francophone Africa with Ivory Coast launch

14Apr

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Technology

Ghana’s Farmerline expands operations to Francophone Africa with Ivory Coast launch

Ghanaian agri-tech startup Farmerline has expanded into Francophone Africa with an official launch of operations in Ivory Coast, deepening partnerships across West Africa and accelerating its commitment to support small-scale farmers everywhere. This year marks a decade since Farmerline was launched by co-founders Alloysius Attah and Emmanuel Owusu Addai, delivering daily voice and SMS agronomic messages to 800 farmers in Ghana’s Ashanti region in their own language through the company’s technology platform Mergdata. Since 2013, it has collaborated with over 3,000 strategic partners across 48 countries, including government institutions, local agribusinesses, NGOs, and food companies that have licensed Mergdata to support and improve the lives of 1.7 million small-scale farmers to ...

3Jul

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AFCON 2023 moved to 2024

The next AFCON will be played in Ivory Coast in 2024, and not 2023, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday. The tournament was to be hosted in June-July 2023, which is the height of the rainy season on the Ivory Coast. "We cannot take the risk," the South African said in the Moroccan capital Rabat. With the World Cup in Qatar taking place in November and December this year, the decision has been taken to postpone the finals rather than bring them forward. It means the Nations Cup will be held in January and December for the second time in a row, after this year's tournament in Cameroon. In 2017, Caf announced that it would move the finals from their traditional January-February slot to June-July in a bid to avoid repeated disput...

Ivory Coast goalkeeper handed an 18-month doping ban

14Jun

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Ivory Coast goalkeeper handed an 18-month doping ban

June 14, 2022 6:05 am Ivory Coast goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo has been handed an 18-month ban by football’s world governing body Fifa for a doping violation. The 33-year-old tested positive last year for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication which the World Anti-Doping Agency categorises as a stimulant. His ban has been backdated to 23 December and he will be free to play again on 24 June 2023. This is one day after the 2023 Nations Cup gets underway in Ivory Coast, with the finals ending a month later. Gbohouo was provisionally suspended in December and missed this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. His positive test came after a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Cameroon on 16 November. “As a result of the presence of the prohibited su...

Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 billion to restore forests, land

10May

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Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 billion to restore forests, land

Ivory Coast aims to raise $1.5 billion for a five-year land restoration programme to bring back forests and increase food production, President Alassanne Ouattara said on Monday at the start of a United Nations conference on desertification. The world's top cocoa producer lost 80% of its forests between 1900 and 2021 and risks losing them all by 2050 if the pace of decline continues, Ouattara said at the opening ceremony of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in the financial capital Abidjan. He did not specify whom he hoped would provide the money, but called on the private sector to help fund a separate ongoing $1 billion government project to restore three million hectares of forest by 2030. The new five-year "Abidjan Legacy Programme" will use technologies such as ...

Over 2 tonnes of Cocaine worth $67.7 Million seized in Ivory Coast

24Apr

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Over 2 tonnes of Cocaine worth $67.7 Million seized in Ivory Coast

Police in Ivory Coast have seized a record haul of more than 2 tonnes of pure cocaine with a street value of around 41 billion CFA francs ($67.7 million), the interior ministry said on Saturday. The cocaine was seized from traffickers this month in a police operation that took place in the commercial capital Abidjan and the port city of San Pedro, a ministry statement said. The statement gave few details but said nine people, including Ivorians and foreign nationals, had been arrested and investigations were under way. The previous record haul was just over a year ago when about a tonne of cocaine was seized in one of Abidjan’s northern districts. Major drug hauls in Ivory Coast are rare, but large cocaine seizures have become increasingly common along the West African Atl...

Gradel gives Ivory Coast nervy win over Equatorial Guinea

13Jan

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Gradel gives Ivory Coast nervy win over Equatorial Guinea

Ivory Coast captain Max Gradel scored a spectacular winner as the Elephants narrowly beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations opener. Ex-Bournemouth and Leeds forward Gradel lashed the two-time champions ahead from 20 yards with the outside of his right foot just five minutes in. Equatorial Guinea had chances to level but Iban Salvador sliced their best one horribly wide from seven yards. Badra Ali Sangare later saved from Emilio Nsue as Ivory Coast held out. Patrice Beaumelle's side go top of Group E after defending champions Algeria drew with Sierra Leone on Tuesday. Equatorial Guinea were unhappy with Gradel's opener in Douala, appealing for a foul on Jose Machin in the build-up, but referee Redouane Jiyed confirmed the goal would stand after consult...

Cameroon dump Ivory Coast out of World Cup qualifiers, Tunisia progress

17Nov

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Cameroon dump Ivory Coast out of World Cup qualifiers, Tunisia progress

The final group matches to advance to the next phase in the bid for Qatar 2022 were completed on Tuesday with the game in Douala headlining the day Olympique Lyonnais forward Karl Toko Ekambi’s first-half strike fired Cameroon to the play-offs round of the Fifa World Cup qualifiers following a slender 1-0 win over Ivory Coast in Douala on Tuesday. Toko Ekambi’s 21st-minute goal separated the African giants in this Group D blockbuster. Cameroon entered this group decider placed second but overtook the Elephants to go two points clear at the top of the group with the victory. It was a heartbreak for Ivory Coast who surrendered top spot, and they will now miss the World Cup to be hosted by Qatar. It will be a second consecutive time for the Elephants to be absent at the gl...