Ivory Coast booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after beating Tunisia 3-0

The Elephants deservedly took the lead when Gervinho clinically finished off a superb one-two with Lacina Traore. Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure made it 2-0 with a stunning curler into the far corner from 20 yards. And substitute Didier Ya Konan put further gloss on the Ivorians’ victory when he rolled the ball home with ...

Ivory Coast v Togo: Africa Cup of Nations 2013

Yaya Touré and Gervinho scored in a dramatic victory for Ivory Coast Despite going into the game – and the tournament – as favourites, Ivory Coast made a surprisingly slow start and were almost behind after only three minutes. Kolo Toure missed his kick when attempting a backpass and gifted possession to Emmanuel Adebayor, but ...

Ivory Coast hit back to defeat Senegal in thriller

JOHANNESBURG - Ivory Coast came from behind twice to defeat Senegal 4-2 Saturday in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that lived up to its match-of-the-day billing. Spectacular goals from Dame Ndoye and Papiss Cisse gave Senegal the lead in each half only for Salomon Kalou and Gervinho to snatch equalisers before Didier Drogba and ...

Didier Drogba vows to stay in China to help the Ivory Coast secure Africa Cup of Nations glory

The 34-year-old captain scored from the spot against Senegal on Saturday, and he has promised to stay in peak condition for the next edition of the continent’s premier tournament. Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has expressed his desire to help the Ivory Coast win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations by staying in China and playing competitive football. The Shanghai Shenhua ...

Ivory Coast needs peace, talks for growth – World Bank

(Reuters) – Ivory Coast must turn its back on conflict and get its rival factions talking if it wants to meet its growth targets, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said at the end of a two-day visit to the West African nation on Wednesday. The world’s top cocoa grower, once a regional economic power ...

Dobet Gnahoré & Manou Gallo – Ma Côte d’Ivoire

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Mouth Painting: Ivorian Disable making a living by mouth painting

Ivory Coast’s Adamo Traore was born without arms and with only very limited use of his legs. But he has become a well-known painter in Abidjan and makes a living selling his works at one of the city’s main shopping centres. Watch the video here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19362676 Related PostsIvory Coast Traditional Dance Mapouka (video) Magic System performing ...

The Former Adviser to President L. Gbagbo writes to Ban KI-MOON SG of the UN

To Mr. Ban KI-MOON Secretary General of the Organization United Nations (UN) Mr. Toussaint AlainFormer adviser to President L. GbagboParis (France)  To Mr. Ban KI-MOONSecretary General of the OrganizationUnited Nations (UN)United Nations Headquarters10017 New YorkUSAFax: 00 1 212 963 4879 Paris, August 21, 2012 Concerning: the situation in Côte d’Ivoire Mr. Secretary-General, Let me send you ...

Murielle Ahouré grateful for the support

Two days after the Olympics in London where she took part in the Women’s 100m and 200m finals but where she also got her passport stolen and could not travel, Murielle Ahouré posted a message on Tueday on her Facebook Fan Page to thank all her fans and everyone who supported her. She wrote: “If ...

Russia 1-1 Ivory Coast

Russia and Ivory Coast settled their international friendly match on a 1-1 draw in Moscow on Wednesday, with Alan Dzagoev opening the scoring for the Fabio Capello’s side 10 minutes from break and Saint Etienne’s winger Max Gradel levelling for the Elephants 13 minutes from fulltime. The Ivorian contingent touched down in the Russian capital ...

Ivory Coast grant a mining license to Australia’s Perseus Mining Limited

(Reuters) – Ivory Coast has granted a mining license to Occidental Gold CI, a unit of Australia’s Perseus Mining Limited, for its mine in the northern Tengrela region of the West African nation, a government spokesman announced on Wednesday. “The government has just granted a gold exploitation permit to Occidental Gold in the region of ...

Wigan sign Ivory Coast Arouna Koné

Wigan Athletic are delighted to announce the signing of Ivory Coast striker ArounaKone on a three-year-deal after completing his move from La Liga side Levante for an undisclosed fee. The 28-year-old becomes Roberto Martinez’s fourth signing of the summer transfer window and is on the back of a prolific season in Spain’s top flight, scoring ...

Brazil to suspend Cocoa imports from Côte d’Ivoire

ABIDJAN and BRASILIA (Reuters) – Ivory Coast is investigating how two shipments of cocoa beans exported last month became infested by insects causing the receiving country, Brazil, to suspend imports from the world’s top grower, an official with the country’s marketing board said. A Brazilian agriculture official told Reuters last week that the shipments, which ...

Murielle Ahouré loses her passport and Green Card

The news website afreeque.com has reported today that the Ivorian athlete Murielle Ahouré, who took part in the 100m and 200m Women’s finals for the 2012 Olympics is blocked in London and cannot travel as she is missing her Ivorian Passport and American Green Card. According to afreeque.com, Ahouré noticed the loss on Sunday when ...

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