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Cote d'Ivoire inaugurates first archaeological museum
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire on Monday inaugurated its first archaeological museum, located between the villages of Singrobo and Ahouaty in the southern part of the country, marking a significant step toward preserving and promoting...
Ivory Coast inaugurates first archaeological museum
The Peninsula
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June 30, 2025
Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (second left) cuts an inaugural band flanked by Ivorian Minister of Culture and Francophonie Françoise Remarck (centre), Ivorian Minister of Health Pierre Demba (right) during the inauguration of...
What Abidjan’s SICA Market Said About the Future for African Film, TV
Variety
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July 4, 2025
The third edition of the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) wrapped last week, bringing together creators, government officials, and industry stakeholders from across the continent and beyond for a content market that blended...
How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa's deadliest militant groups
BBC
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July 7, 2025
Priya Sippy & Jacob BoswallBBC News & BBC Monitoring ShareSave Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially...
How to engineer a ‘swift and silent’ rescue of a container line
Riviera
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July 3, 2025
The sixth of June was another banner day in the renaissance of Pacific International Lines (PIL). The Singapore-based liner company launched the 8,200-TEU dual-fuel container ship, Kota Ocean, at PSA Singapore’s Keppel Terminal, marking a...
Cote d'Ivoire inaugurates China-backed cocoa complex
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Vice President of Cote d'Ivoire Tiemoko Meyliet Kone on Thursday thanked China for its support during the inauguration of a cocoa processing industrial complex backed by Beijing. "I seize this opportunity to thank the...
Ivory Coast youth, a giant majority, await their turn in politics
African Insider
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June 26, 2025
Abidjan – As Ivory Coast heads for presidential elections this year, the heaviest hitters remain two octogenarians who have dominated its politics for decades – but three in four citizens in the African dynamo are under 35. At age 83, President...
Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire formalise cross-border electricity project with MoU signing
GhanaWeb
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June 27, 2025
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have taken major steps toward the implementation of their 330kV interconnection project with the official adoption and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish two key governance structures. According to...
Kalmar completes crane refurbishment for AGL at Abidjan Port
Ship Technology
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July 1, 2025
Cargo-handling solutions provider Kalmar has partnered with Africa Global Logistics (AGL) to overhaul two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at AGL’s container terminal in the Port of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The refurbishment was carried out under Kalmar’s...
Tiny Engineers: How Termites and Ants Built the Fertile Soils of the Tropics
Newswise
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June 30, 2025
Newswise — For decades, scientists attributed the exceptional structure of tropical Ferralsols—their crumbly, porous texture that plants love—to simple weathering and mineral chemistry. But cracks in this theory emerged as researchers noticed...
Neutron Engineering Expands Operations to West Africa Following Strategic Delegation to Côte d'Ivoire
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Neutron Joins U.S. Chamber of Commerce/Africa Business Center's May 2025 Delegation, Announces Key Investments in West African Market COLUMBIA, Md., June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Neutron Engineering, a leading provider of innovative IT services...
How Termites and Ants Built the Tropics’ Best Soil
Green Prophet
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July 6, 2025
Part of the egress complex of a mound of Macrotermes michaelseni termites from Namibia, D. Andréen Biomimicry looks to nature for helping us engineer human products such as vernacular design For years, scientists believed the exceptional fertility...
The World Humanist Forum invites you to participate in its Third Open Assembly
Pressenza
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July 6, 2025
The Third Open Assembly of the World Humanist Forum will take place virtually on Saturday, July 19, 2025, starting at 10 a.m. Argentina/Brazil (1 p.m. GMT, 7 a.m. Mexico/Central America, 9 a.m. Chile/U.S. East Coast; 1:00 p.m. Ivory Coast, 2:00...
Abidjan’s SICA Positions as a Lynchpin Event for African Film, TV
Variety
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June 24, 2025
A bourgeoning film-TV market, the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA), is set to return June 26-28 for its third edition in Abidjan, positioning itself as a lynchpin for Africa’s film and television industry. This year’s edition,...
ORUN Studios Unveils Its Immersive Narrative Universe In Abidjan, On The Sidelines Of International Exhibition Of Audiovisual Content (SICA) 2025
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- On the occasion of the International Exhibition of Audiovisual Content (SICA), ORUN Studios ( ) officially launched at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan ....
Ghana, Ivory Coast cocoa supply shortage makes chocolate prices soar in UK
Joy FM
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June 19, 2025
Chocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of food continued to climb, official figures suggest. The main rate of inflation remained at 3.4% in the year to May, the highest for more than a year....
Funding: These African Startups raised at least $10 million in H1 2025
Technext
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July 6, 2025
With $1.4 billion raised by African startups during the first half of the year, the ecosystem is gearing up towards a better 2025. By over 78%, the amount raised so far has surpassed the $800 million raised during the same period in 2024....
Ivory Coast opposition weighs next move ahead of presidential vote
The Times of India
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Ivory Coast's opposition is weighing its options after four of its top figures were excluded from the October 25 presidential race.Tidjane Thiam, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), was removed from the electoral...
Abidjan: Science journalists brainstorming to tackle global health, envi...
The Guardian Post
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The conference, which began June 9, will run till Saturday June14. It is under the banner of the second edition of the world conference of Francophone Scientific Journalist, known by its French abbreviation, CMJSF. The conference, holding under...
Feature: Chinese-built plant helps upgrade cocoa industry in Cote d'Ivoire
The Malaysian Star
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June 10, 2025
ABIDJAN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- As the rainy season brings a welcome hint of cool relief to Cote d'Ivoire, a hive of activity is unfolding at the PK24 Industrial Park on the northwestern outskirts of Abidjan, the country's economic capital, marked by...