Latest Ivory Coast News

Road accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured

Nov. 11, 2024 10:03 AM EST

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities in Ivory Coast said Monday 21 people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident. The accident Sunday night took place on a stretch of a road linking the southwestern city of Soubré and the south-central town of Gagnoa, the...

A road accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured, officials say

Nov. 11, 2024 09:46 AM EST
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A road accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured, officials say.

Ivory Coast dissolves student unions after deaths and a police raid

Oct. 18, 2024 14:19 PM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Ivory Coast's government has announced a ban on all student unions following the deaths of two students and the arrest of 17 suspects in a confrontation between police and a student association with connections to some of the most powerful people in the country. ...

Tanker truck crashes into bus in Ivory Coast killing 13 and injuring 44

Sep. 07, 2024 18:20 PM EDT

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A tanker truck crashed into a bus in northern Ivory Coast, killing 13 people and injuring 44, the Transportation Ministry and local media said Saturday. The bus and the truck crashed Friday night on the highway between Bouake and Korhogo, two large...