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Ivory Coast’s cocoa crop healthy, but needs more sun, farmers say

WKZO - Michigan · August 18, 2025

ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Light rains have helped the October–March main crop despite persistent cold weather across most of Ivory Coast’s key cocoa regions, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is in its rainy season...

Dortmund's Ivory Coast forward Haller completes move to Utrecht

Channel News Asia · August 18, 2025

BERLIN :Borussia Dortmund's Ivory Coast striker Sebastien Haller has left after three years to join Dutch side Utrecht in a permanent deal, the German club said on Monday. The 31-year-old, who had been on loan at Utrecht since the start of the...

Opposition Rallies in Ivory Coast Warn of Democratic Backsliding

South Africa Today · August 17, 2025

Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets on Saturday in a rally organized by former President Laurent Gbagbo to oppose incumbent leader Alassane Ouattara’s controversial bid for a fourth term in office. The demonstration, the second in a week,...

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo rallies opposition against Ouattara’s fourth-term bid

Africanews · August 17, 2025

Thousands of Ivorians rallied on Saturday against incumbent leader Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a fourth term in office. The demonstrations, the second this week, were led by former President Laurent Gbagbo and come ahead of October’s presidential...

Sustaining healthcare in volatile times

Bangkok Post · August 17, 2025

Health care is pivotal for human well-being. Yet in today's precarious world, it is pressured by diminishing resources, demographic variables, warfare and violence, and environmental degradation. Sustaining health care thus requires insightful...

The forgotten story of when Michael Jackson was crowned king-in-waiting in Cote d'Ivoire

GhanaWeb · August 16, 2025

Many people know the story of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, and the voice behind many worldwide hit songs in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. However, few people know that the late singer is actual royalty, not just in the creative sense. He is...

Cocoa Prices Whipsaw as Ivory Coast Slashes Exports, Demand Cools

News Ghana · August 16, 2025

Côte d’Ivoire’s shock decision to cut 2025/26 cocoa export contracts by 100,000 MT sent markets reeling this week, amplifying volatility in an already fragile sector. Prices swung from $9,300 to $8,600 per metric ton—still 36% below 2024’s peak...

Intravenous Infusions PLC announces GH¢50m capital injection to drive expansion

CNR Citi Newsroom · August 18, 2025

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Intravenous Infusions PLC has announced plans to inject GH¢50 million in additional equity capital into its operations as part of an ambitious expansion drive. The company says the move is aimed at closing funding gaps,...

Kenya declared free of sleeping sickness: A major milestone in public health

Daily Star · August 16, 2025

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health problem—making it the tenth country to achieve this milestone. HAT is the second...

Africa CDC welcomes first malaria treatment for babies as "major advance"

Africanews · August 18, 2025

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomed the approval of the first ever malaria treatment specifically formulated for infants. The news is "a major advance in closing a critical gap in care for Africa’s youngest...

New pandemic looms as threatening virus variant emerges; travel restrictions introduced

Daily News Hungary · August 18, 2025

Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox emerged as another global health threat, first causing a worldwide outbreak in 2022. Now, health officials warn the virus is staging a comeback—spreading rapidly, particularly among younger people....

Ivory Coast cuts cocoa export contracts due to poor weather

BusinessLIVE ·

Abijan — Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has cut to 1.2-million tonnes its export contract sales of the main crop from October to March, down from 1.3-million, two council sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The cocoa sector regulator...

Ex-Villarreal defender Bailly in Oviedo to close deal

Tribal Football ·

Released Villarreal defender Eric Bailly is set to remain in LaLiga this season. The Ivory Coast veteran is a step away from signing with LaLiga new-boys Real Oviedo. Advertisement Advertisement Bailly is in Oviedo today for a medical and to sign...

Haller joins Utrecht from Dortmund

BDNews24 ·

Ivory Coast's Sebastien Haller celebrates scoring their second goal - Africa Cup of Nations - Final - Nigeria v Ivory Coast - Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Feb 11, 2024. REUTERS/Luc Gnago Borussia Dortmund's Ivory Coast...

Abhinav Bindra Named Among Nine IOC Mental Health Ambassadors

News18 · August 15, 2025

Last Updated:August 15, 2025, 19:36 IST Abhinav Bindra has been named an IOC mental health ambassador to prioritise mental health in sports through open discussions and support. Bindra he clinched gold in the men's 10m air rifle event, becoming...

Mourinho rejected as Bailly finds new club: Latest transfer news and rumours today

Sports Mole ·

Sports Mole rounds up the latest transfer news and rumours today, including a Burnley and Sunderland battle for a defender, Dominic Calvert-Lewin's rejection and Eric Bailly's next move. Newly-promoted Premier League sides Burnley and Sunderland...

Women’s basketball in Nigeria is on a winning streak: how to take it further

The Conversation · August 18, 2025

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, won a fifth consecutive title at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on 3 August. The Conversation Africa asked Michael Gbemisola Aina, a technical commissioner of...

Egypt-UAE joint venture wins Ivory Coast solar tender at €0.0310/kWh

pv-magazine · August 11, 2025

Infinity Power submitted winning bids of €0.03310 ($0.039)/kWh and €0.03213/kWh for two solar projects totaling 80 MW, marking the lowest tariffs secured by an independent power producer in West and Central Africa. August 11, 2025 Patrick Jowett...

Ghana Pharma Firm Pumps GH¢50m Into Expansion

News Ghana · August 14, 2025

Intravenous Infusions PLC will inject GH¢50 million in equity to revitalize operations after a turbulent year, its board chair Isaac Osei announced at the company’s annual meeting. The move aims to plug critical funding gaps and ease supply chain...

Top 10 African countries with the highest fuel prices in August 2025

Business Insider Africa · August 18, 2025

High fuel costs increase transportation costs, making it more expensive to move people and products. Because most agricultural goods require long-distance transportation, households will face greater commute expenses and higher food prices. Rising...