The latest local news from Elfenbenskusten, in English.
The Swiss chocolate manufacturers are hit by both tough trade tariffs in the USA – and shockingly high cocoa prices. In the USA, the popular Easter chocolate from Switzerland gets a bitter aftertaste this year.
BusinessThe guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko, known as one half of the duo Amadou & Mariam, has passed away.
MusicAt least six bodies have been recovered and 40 migrants are missing after a severe shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
WorldA Soviet excavation site from the 1980s harbored hidden secrets about human history. The finds can force researchers to rethink how our ancestors lived. We discover a completely new story about people who did unexpected things, says researcher Eleanor Scerri.
SwedenA Soviet excavation site from the 1980s held hidden secrets about human history. The finds can force researchers to rethink how our ancestors lived. We discover a completely new story about people who did unexpected things, says researcher Eleanor Scerri.
SwedenNiger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally left Ecowas, announces the West African cooperation organization. This means that a year-long persuasion campaign has gone to waste.
World49 migrants have landed in Albania, in a new attempt by Italy to outsource the handling of asylum seekers outside the EU.
WorldChad accuses Emmanuel Macron of having expressed himself contemptuously when he accused African leaders of ingratitude. The criticism is the latest example of the increasingly deep rift between Paris and the Sahel region.
World
