APRNEWS - Prosecutors will appeal the International Criminal Court’s shock acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo over post-election violence, but cannot do so yet as judges have not issued their full reasoning.

ICC judges cleared Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude of charges of crimes against humanity on Tuesday.

APRNEWS - Patrons of private health facilities in Ivory Coast are to pay fee more for consultation beginning January 1, 2019.

General medical consultation will increase by 25% while specialized medical consultation will go up by 16%.

APRNEWS - Two months after the violence that led to the cancellation of several municipal elections in Ivory Coast, violence has again marred the resumption of the once cancelled elections.

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APRNEWS - Solar school bags for the children of Allepilla village on the outskirts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s commercial capital. Over 400 persons including 150 children live in the village without electricity. 

So how would the solar school bags affect learning for the children?

APRNEWS - Ivory Coast, Africa’s largest rubber producer is hoping to double production to two million tonnes in the next five years despite a hit by world prices on raw materials.

Sector Minister, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly said this on Monday at an international conference on rubber in Abijdan.

APRNEWS - Provisional results of 189 of 201 municipalities in Ivory Coast are out. The ruling party RHDP has dominated with 89 elected officials far behind Henri Konan Bédié‘s PDCI with 47 elected officials.

APRNEWS - Tension is rising in Cote d’Ivoire following the municipal elections that were held on October 13, 2018. Violence has been reported in various parts of the country that have even led to the death of two people.

APRNEWS - Former Ivorian international Bonaventure Kalou has been elected mayor of Vavoua, a city located in central part of the country.

The former Paris Saint Germain, PSG, Auxerre and Feyenoord player was elected during last Saturday’s municipal elections, he run as an independent candidate.

APRNEWS - Ivorian international footballer, Yaya Toure, has acquired British citizenship, according to his agent in a tweet posted on Wednesday.

Dimitry Seluk wrote: “My congratulations to Yaya Toure! He is a British citizen now. Today he received a document.” The player has yet to confirm the information.

 APRNEWS - The Société Générale Côte d'Ivoire's (SGBCI) shares ended July 11, increasing by 6.84% to CFA12,500. Although this performance is below the record levels reached since the beginning of the year, it is the most important completed in a single session over the period.