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Ivory Coast president pardons predecessor Gbagbo to boost "social cohesion"
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIvory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said he had offered a presidential pardon to...
Ex-Credit Suisse CEO Thiam Bids for Chance to Lead Ivory Coast
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 6 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Tidjane Thiam’s bid to lead Ivory Coast’s opposition in presidential elections...
Ivory Coast President Pardons Political Rival Laurent Gbagbo
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has pardoned his predecessor and political rival,...
Blinken pledges $45 million to boost coastal West Africa security
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to...
Rema & Davido Are Top Winners at 2023 Trace Awards, Celebrating African Music (Full Winners List)
Billboard via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRema and Davido were the top winners at the 2023 Trace Awards, which were held in Kigali, Rwanda, on...
Why Cocoa Farmers Are GPS Mapping Where Their Beans Are Grown
The Wall Street Journal· 1 month agoA new European Union law that aims to make chocolate more sustainable has left farmers racing to map...
Posthaste: Fasten your seat belts, the Canadian dollar is in for a bumpy ride
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoAs the countdown to central bank rate cuts continues, what’s in store for the Canadian dollar?...
Growth, Returns and Aid Shift Investor Focus to West of Africa
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 4 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Investors in West African countries are enjoying the best returns on the continent,...
UPDATE 2-West Africa Central Bank raises rate following Niger coup
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoWest Africa's Central Bank, BCEAO, hiked its main lending rate on Wednesday in the wake of another military coup that has rocked the region and caused trade blocks between countries. In Niger ...
UPDATE 1-West Africa Central Bank raises main lending rate to 3.00%
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year ago(Adds details) DAKAR, March 1 (Reuters) - West Africa's Central Bank, BCEAO, will raise its main lending rate by 25 basis points to 3.00% from March 16 to bring inflation within its target range ...