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☆ Ivory Coast entrepreneur pours love and patriotism into fine chocolate
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
"I want to be the face of Ivorian chocolate," said Kouame, a rare female entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry. Ivory Coast is the world's top producer of cocoa beans, but the vast majority are exported then processed elsewhere, with Ivorians missing out on the added value. She expresses her patriotism through her elaborate packaging, with some chocolate bars shaped like a map of Ivory Coast and others wrapped in paper decorated with images of the country's beauty spots and cultural traditions. "I tasted the chocolate, it's pure, it's natural," she said, holding an elegant box wrapped in orange, white and green ribbons. "This box, with the national colours of Ivory Coast, it's wonderfully presented.
☆ Artists give new life to Ivory Coast's neglected 'Pyramid'
  + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Loucoumane Coulibaly | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Luc GnagoABIDJAN, April 24 (Reuters) - International and local artists paint giant, colourful murals on the exterior of a 15-storey building in Ivory Coast's commercial capital called "the Pyramid," an architectural gem that fell into disuse 20 years ago. A symbol of Ivorian prosperity in the 1970s and one of the first towers built in the central business district of Plateau in Abidjan, this futuristic pyramid-shaped building was neglected for years. The project "Pyramid 2023, tomorrow is already born" aims to give it a second life. Through this initiative, Ivorian artistic director Lemon Otto renovates external facades of older building such as Pyramid, which was completed in 1973 under the direction of the Italian architect Rinaldo Olivieri. Many buildings in the business district are internationally known and could teach Ivorians about their own urban history, architects say.
☆ Ivory Coast cotton output to fall 50% in 2022/23, says minister
  + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
ABIDJAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cotton output for the 2022/23 season is expected to fall by 50% to 269,000 tonnes due to parasites, Agriculture Minister Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani said on Friday. A tiny green grasshopper-shaped parasite called "jasside" has infested cotton crops and slashed output forecasts across West Africa for the 2022/23 season. Adjoumani said that the government would allocate 34.52 billion CFA francs ($57.48 million) to help compensate farmers for their losses. Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, was among Africa's leading cotton exporters before civil war broke out in 2002. Ivory Coast cashew nut output rose 6% to 1,028,172 tonnes in 2022 due to good weather conditions.
☆ Proud Moroccans hail World Cup team but rue defeat felt in Africa and Arab world
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Andrew Mills Ahmed Eljechtimi | Andrew Mills | Ahmed Eljechtimi | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
DOHA/RABAT, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Moroccans slumped with disappointment on Wednesday after their team's semi-final defeat to France, but were still pumped with pride for a World Cup run that spurred tears of joy across Africa and the Arab world. In the first World Cup held in an Arab country, and one already marked by upsets, Morocco won supporters far afield as the first Arab team to reach the quarter-finals and the first African team to reach the semis. It is already an honour and we are proud to see people from different countries root for the Moroccan team," said Taoufiq Ouchikh. We lost to a world Cup champion and we dominated," said Abdelilah Sair, another fan watching in the same cafe. Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch lauded a team he called heroes that brought joy to Moroccans and made the country's name "resonate on every tongue during the World Cup".
☆ Moroccan ecstasy at World Cup win shared by Africa and Arab world
  + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Ahmed Eljechtimi Andrew Mills | Ahmed Eljechtimi | Andrew Mills | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
In an Abidjan cafe where people were watching the game and drinking beer to celebrate the win, customer Jules Goule said Ivorians were proud of Morocco's win. "Through Morocco Africa has just shown that it can compete with other continents in football," he said. As the game wound on, Morocco fans screamed "Ole, ole, ole!" In the media box, a security guard, screaming with triumph, hugged a Moroccan journalist who was weeping with happiness. But in Rabat, joyful fans thronged the streets, people poured towards the downtown square where Morocco's victories are celebrated.
☆ Former Ivory Coast militia leader Ble Goude returns home after exile
  + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
ABIDJAN, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Charles Ble Goude, a former militia leader who was acquitted of crimes against humanity related to his role in Ivory Coast's civil war, returned from exile on Saturday as politicians sought to reconcile after years of instability and conflict. "I dreamed of this moment from my prison cell," Ble Goude told the crowd that stood in the pouring rain. Gbagbo, who was ousted during the civil war and was also acquitted of war crimes in The Hague, returned home last year after a decade in exile. Ble Goude, who headed the notorious Young Patriots street militia during Gbagbo's presidency, was accused of inciting attacks on civilians and United Nations soldiers. Ble Goude told Radio France International last week that he expects those charges to be dropped once he returns.
☆ Ivory Coast completes second shipping container terminal
  + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Loucoumane Coulibaly | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
ABIDJAN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast has completed construction of a second container terminal at its main port in Abidjan, paving the way for it to become a regional shipping hub, officials said late on Friday. The new container terminal will be able to receive large ships from Asia, Europe and America that previously had to land goods in South Africa, transferring them to smaller ships to reach West Africa. "We are no longer a second port. We are becoming a hub," said Andre N'Doli, technical director of the terminal, called Cote d'Ivoire Terminal (CIT). The terminal is expected to allow Abidjan to increase container traffic to 3 million TEU containers from 1.2 million TEU containers per year, port authorities said.
☆ EXCLUSIVE Energy trader Mercuria buys back ChemChina stake
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Julia Payne | Loucoumane Coulibaly | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Trading house Mercuria Energy Group has bought back the minority stake that Chinese state-owned ChemChina held in the Geneva-based company since 2016, a spokesperson for Mercuria said on Tuesday. ChemChina was China's largest chemical group and owned 530,000 barrels per day (bpd) of refining capacity when it bought a 12% stake in Mercuria during an expansionary phase by many Chinese firms. ChemChina bought Swiss fertiliser and pesticide maker Syngenta the same year for $43 billion. Before the merger, ChemChina was poised to increase its stake in Mercuria in 2018. In return, Mercuria was set to gain a stake in the Chinese giant, but the deal did not go ahead.
☆ Air traffic controllers suspend strike in West and Central Africa
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Ngouda Dione | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
DAKAR, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A 48-hour strike by air traffic controllers in West and Central Africa has been suspended, their union said on Saturday. The strike, which started on Friday, has disrupted flights across the region and left hundreds of passengers stranded at airports on Saturday. The Union of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions (USYCAA), which called the wildcat strike, said in a statement it decided to suspend its strike notice for 10 days immediately so as to allow for negotiations. The union said more than 700 air traffic controllers joined the strike to demand better working and pay conditions. The controllers work under the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) an 18-member state agency that manages air traffic over an area covering 16 million square km of airspace.
☆ Air traffic control strike disrupts flights across West Africa
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterDAKAR, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Dozens of flights were cancelled across West and Central Africa on Saturday as a strike by regional air traffic controllers entered a second day, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at airports. The 48-hour strike was called by a union representing workers of the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), which regulates air-traffic control in 18 countries. The air traffic controllers, who have threatened to prolong the strike if their demands are not met, are seeking better working and pay conditions. "In spite of the prohibition of the strike by all the courts ... the Union of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions (USYCAA) has launched a wildcat strike," ASECNA said on Friday. National carrier Camair-Co said on Friday it had cancelled all its flights due to the strike.
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