EKO HOT BLOG reports that the AFCON 2023 is finally here and the world can’t wait to see some of the best teams on the continent of Africa compete against each other from Saturday, January 13 to February 11. As expected, the hosts of AFCON 2023, Ivory Coast will open the tournament against resilient Guinea-Bissau at … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Multichoice, the parent company of DStv, has announced it would be broadcasting the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament holding in Ivory Coast. The company made the disclosure on Wednesday in a social media post. The announcement was a reversal for Multichoice which had announced last week that it did … Read more
Ivory Coast footballer, Moustapha Sylla has been announced to have passed away at the age of 21 after suffering a heart attack. Moustapha Sylla was reportedly playing in the game between Racing Club Abidjan and SOL FC at the Robert Champroux Stadium. The defender was said to have collapsed on the pitch. EKO HOT … Read more
Ivory Coast’s president has welcomed home 46 soldiers who were detained in Mali, saying he hopes ties between the two countries can now return to normal. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ivorian soldiers were pardoned by Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goïta. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official Devices Supreme Court … Read more
Bailly misses decisive penalty, Salah scores Eko Hot Blog reports that Mohamed Salah scored the decisive spot-kick as record seven-time champions Egypt beat the Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Douala on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals. The Liverpool star smashed home his penalty with the … Read more
Action continues today in AFCON EKO HOT BLOG reports that some more exciting games will be played today in the African Cup Of Nations, AFCON. The games will be played in groups E and F. Group E Ivory Coast will face Equatorial Guinea in the second match of Group E on Wednesday at the Jubama … Read more
Health minister says an 18-year-old girl who travelled to Abidjan from neighbouring Guinea has tested positive for Ebola. Ivory Coast has recorded its first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, according to the country’s health minister. Pierre N’Gou Dimba said on national television on Saturday that officials confirmed the case after testing … Read more
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Nearly 50 people were killed since August in clashes over Ouattara’s reelection, which he said was allowed after a 2016 reform reset presidential term limits Ivory Coast’s constitutional council, on Monday, formally ratified President Alassane Ouattara’s reelection for a third term after an October 31 ballot that was marred by clashes and … Read more
Opposition candidates in Ivory Coast’s election face charges of terrorism and up to life in prison for denouncing the vote and creating a rival government after President Alassane Ouattara’s victory, a public prosecutor said Friday. Ouattara won by the October 31 ballot by a landslide, but Ivory Coast is caught in a political standoff since … Read more
Opposition leaders in Ivory Coast have called for a “civilian transition” from President Alassane Ouattara’s government, as official results showed the incumbent taking a commanding early lead in his controversial bid to secure a third term in an election that has been marked by deadly violence. Ouattara won all 20 of the districts that were … Read more
Ivory Coast election authorities rejected appeals by former President Laurent Gbagbo and former rebel leader Guillaume Soro to be allowed to run in the country’s October election, an official said Friday. President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to contest a third term in October has already triggered outrage among opposition and civil society groups, who labelled it … Read more
Ivory Coast President, Mr Alassane Ouattara was formally chosen by his party to run for a third term in October election, despite the fact that the opposition has described it unconstitutional. Mr Ouattara, who has been in power since 2010, said in March that he would not stand again but changed his position after the … Read more
Six Ivory Coast returnees have tested positive for coronavirus in Osun State, According to a statement by the state government on Thursday. Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, told correspondents that all the 127 returnees had been tested and 18 of them had returned positive. This new development brings the total number of cases in … Read more
French president Emmanuel Macron declared on Saturday that colonialism was a “grave mistake” and a “serious fault” made by the French Republic. He made the statement on Saturday during a joint press conference with the president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara. “Too often, France is perceived as taking a supremacy stance and to dress itself … Read more