Tag: Abidjan
‘Forgive me if I stepped on your toes’, Outgoing AfDB’s Adesina begs
The outgoing AfDB president spoke at the ongoing Bank’s Annual Meetings 2025 at Abidjan.
Morocco 2025: Ekong, Lookman, Simon, 19 others train in Abidjan
Eleven players, including Captain and AFCON Man of the Competition, Ekong, reigning Africa Player of the Year Victor Osimhen and…
Illegal migration: Buhari orders return of stranded Nigerians abroad
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate Repatriation of Nigerians in Libya and other parts of the world for rehabilitation.
Unlike Nigeria, gays get refuge in Abidjan
ABIDJAN (AFP) – No kissing, no petting. As gay bars go, this one is pretty well-behaved. But the crowd packing…
D’Tigers Fail To Roar
The 27th edition of AfroBasket came to an end on Saturday at the Palais des Sports Treichville in Abidjan, Cote…
Afrobasket: Senegal send Nigeria home
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Wednesday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire failed to advance to the semi-finals stage of the 2013 Afrobasket competition…
Afrobasket: Nigeria’s D’Tigers beat Cameroon
Nigeria’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, on Sunday recorded its third straight win in the ongoing African Nations Basketball Championship (Afrobasket)…
Afrobasket: Injuries Hit D’Tigers
Reports emanating from Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, venue of the ongoing 27th Afrobasket indicate that two key players of the Nigerian…
Basketball: Nigeria beats Mali
Nigeria’s Basketball team, D’Tigers began their campaign in the 2013 African Basketball Championship (Afrobasket) on a good note by beating…
2013 Afrobasket: D’Tigers Begin Title Chase In Abidjan
Nigeria men’s national team, the D’tigers and 15 other African nations on Tuesday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire began competition in…
Curvy or slender? Beauty war breaks out in Abidjan
ABIDJAN (AFP) – “African” curves or an “international” silhouette? On the airwaves and the catwalks of Ivory Coast, a war…
Jonathan in Abidjan urges leaders adhere to rule of law
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan warned Saturday in Abidjan, Ivory Coast that African leaders must work harder to strengthen democracy and…
West African defence chiefs talk Mali force
West African defence chiefs met in Abidjan on Saturday to discuss “boosting” an African force in Mali aimed at supporting…
Jonathan set for Abidjan talks on Mali
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire tomorrow for an Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of…
West African leaders to meet over Mali
An emergency summit of leaders from West African bloc ECOWAS has been set for Wednesday in Abidjan as countries in…
KORA Award Excites Chidinma
Chidinma Ekile, 22, has said winning the Best African Artiste Award (female) category at this year’s KORA in Abidjan, Ivory…
Fuel prices go up in Ivory Coast
The Government of Cote d’Ivoire has jacked up the prices of petrol and cooking gas. By the announcement made in…
60 die in Ivory Coast’s New Year tragedy
At least 60 people died and at least dozens were injured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, as crowds stampeded…
Africa’s musical show, Kora Awards now billed for Sunday
The Kora Awards, dubbed “Africa’s Grammys”, will now take place Sunday in Abidjan, organisers said, after confusion about when the…
Chris Brown delays KORA Awards
The Kora Awards, dubbed “Africa’s Grammys”, have been postponed until Monday because Chris Brown, the US rapper headlining the event,…
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Recruits Soldiers For War
Strongman Laurent Gbagbo’s fiery youth leader on Saturday urged those willing to die for the Ivory Coast to enlist in…