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Ex Ivory Coast rebel chief Soro to run for president in 2020

Former Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro, also an ex-president of the country's parliament, said Friday he will run in the 2020 presidential poll. Next year's election is a key challenge for the ...
Club of Mozambique

Ivory Coast raises $1.3 billion via international bond issue

Ivory Coast has raised $1.3 billion through a Eurobond issue with a final maturity of 15 years, the finance ministry said ...
Inside The Games

Egypt and Ivory Coast qualify for Tokyo 2020 after reaching final of CAF Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations

Ivory Coast celebrate their penalty shootout win over Ghana in the semi-finals of the CAF Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations ©CAF Hosts Egypt beat South Africa 3-0 with three second-half goals in the ...
Reuters

Ivory Coast president sees growth slowing to 1.8% in 2020

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's economic growth is expected to slow to 1.8% in 2020 from a projected 7.2% due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, President Alassane Ouattara said on Wednesday ...
Reuters

Political rift in Ivory Coast raises concerns for 2020

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - After more than a decade as allies, two of Ivory Coast's largest political parties face off in local elections on Saturday after an acrimonious divorce that is making Ivorians ...