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Dr Adesina speaks at Kenya Law Society Confab
PROTOCOLS Honorable Chief Justice of Kenya, Chief Justice Martha Koome, Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court, President of the Kenya Law Society, Mrs. Faith Odhiambo, Committee Members of the Kenya Law Society, Esteemed Judges, Respected...

Egypt, Ivory Coast aim to strengthening economic and investment cooperation
Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib met with Ivorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kacou Houadja Léon Adom to discuss strengthening economic and investment cooperation between Egypt and Ivory Coast across multiple sectors, as...

Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire discuss boosting economic, investment ties
Arab Finance: Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib met with Ivorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kacou Houadja Léon Adom to discuss strengthening economic and investment cooperation between Egypt and Côte d'Ivoire across...

Hershey makes major announcement about future price of its candy: 'We love our chocolate business'
Cocoa prices have increased approximately 73% in the past five years. by Misty LayneAugust 16, 2025 According to CBS News, Hershey recently confirmed that the company will be increasing the price of its chocolate in the near future. What's...

IN PICS | Ivory Coast rebel hub Bouake shows boom, burdens of Ouattara era
Bullet-riddled buildings still line some streets in Ivory Coast's former rebel capital Bouake, but in the run-up to his third re-election bid President Alassane Ouattara is keen to turn the city into a symbol of recovery. "Bouake is a city of past...

Revived Ivory Coast rebel hub shows boom, burdens of Ouattara era
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -Bullet-riddled buildings still line some streets in Ivory Coast’s former rebel capital Bouake, but in the run-up to his third re-election bid President Alassane Ouattara is keen to turn the city into a symbol of...

World Reuters Revived Ivory Coast rebel hub shows boom, burdens of Ouattara era
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -Bullet-riddled buildings still line some streets in Ivory Coast's former rebel capital Bouake, but in the run-up to his third re-election bid President Alassane Ouattara is keen to turn the city into a symbol of...

Deadly listeria outbreak linked to cheese as 32 countries affected
A soft cheese which could be fatal when eaten has been recalled by health officials over concerns of a listeria outbreak. Two people have died in France, while a further 21 in the country have become seriously ill. It is understood they ate...

Listeria outbreak linked to cheese sold worldwide as two dead and dozens ill
Two people have died following a listeria outbreak with health officials recalling potentially fatal soft cheese. In France, where the two victims also passed away, a further 21 people also became seriously ill from eating bacteria-contaminated...
Court jails businessman for GHC255,930.00 fraud
By Gifty Amofa Accra, Aug.14, GNA – A 33-year-old businessman has been sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding his landlord of GHC255,930.00. He did so under the pretext of securing him a modern type of Honda Civic 4*4...

Two deaths linked to listeria outbreak from cheese sold worldwide
Two people have died and dozens more have been made seriously ill Steven White and Josh Pennington Content editor 20:29, 19 Aug 2025 Health officials have withdrawn potentially lethal soft cheese following two deaths linked to a listeria outbreak....

This Star-Studded Food Festival In Virginia Just Celebrated Its Fifth Year
Kwame Onwuachi and Sheila Johnson address attendees at the 5th Annual Family Reunion. Clay Williams The Family Reunion, the premier celebration of Black cuisine in the U.S., marked a milestone last weekend, returning for its fifth year at the...

Two dead and dozens ill in listeria outbreak linked to cheese
Shoppers are being urged not to eat any potentially contaminated soft cheese amid fears the infection may reach the UK Steven White and Cheryl Mullin 19:36, 19 Aug 2025Updated 19:38, 19 Aug 2025 Health authorities have withdrawn potentially lethal...
Ivory Coast protesters demand inclusion of opposition leaders in presidential race
Thousands flooded the streets of Abidjan on Saturday, rallying against the exclusion of key opposition figures from Ivory Coast’s October presidential election. The demonstration, according to an AP report, began in Yopougon, one of the capital’s...

Opposition activists call for Plan B nominee ahead of Ivorian presidential poll
With just over a week left for candidates to register for Ivory Coast’s October presidential elections, a group of opposition activists are calling for a Plan B nominee. The group consists of members of the former Movement of Students of Côte...

Ivory Coast ex-leader’s party says two more members arrested
Abidjan – The party of former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo said on Sunday that two more of its members had been arrested as part of a campaign of “intimidation” by the authorities. Critics have accused the west African nation’s government of...
Ivory Coast Hit by Mass Protests
Ivory Coast Hit by Mass Protests Noriko Watanabe, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Widespread protests have erupted in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, in response to policies seen as consolidating power under President...

Warning as listeria outbreak kills two and makes 21 seriously ill prompting cheese recall
Health authorities have withdrawn potentially deadly soft cheese following two fatalities in France were linked to a listeria outbreak which it is feared could have spread to Britain. A further 21 individuals also fell seriously unwell after...

Ivory Coast: thousands protest against Ouattara's fourth term bid
Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets in Abidjan, the capital of the West African nation, to protest against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election. Ivory Coast, the biggest economy of francophone West...

Ecowas must push for a smarter opposition strategy in Ivory Coast before it’s too late
- Advertisement - By Rtd Lt Colonel Samsudeen Sarr Ivory Coast is once again at a dangerous precipice. President Alassane Ouattara’s unrelenting ambition to seek a fourth term despite widespread condemnation and unmistakable constitutional...