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Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Project Design Enters Final Phase
Daily Independent
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July 10, 2025
1 ABUJA – The much awaited design for the 1,028-kilometre six-lane dual carriageway Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Project has entered final, the ECOWAS Commission has said. This was achieved when key professionals from the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor...
Promoting West Africa through Travel, Trade
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Recently West African leaders met in Abuja for the inauguration of West African Economic Summit where Nigeria pushed for the removal of structural and policy bottlenecks in travel and trade in order to boost economic growth of the sub-region....
Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus says proposed travel ban will hurt the U.S.
Georgia Public Broadcasting
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On Wednesday in Atlanta, members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus gathered at the state capitol to ask Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reconsider a potential travel ban for some African countries. In June, President Donald Trump’s...
Cote d'Ivoire inaugurates first archaeological museum
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire on Monday inaugurated its first archaeological museum, located between the villages of Singrobo and Ahouaty in the southern part of the country, marking a significant step toward preserving and promoting...
Georgia lawmakers address possible U.S. travel restrictions affecting African-Caribbean nations
SE Atlanta News - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
El-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshotEl-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshot State Representative El-Mahdi Holly, along with members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus, is set to hold a press...
The U.S. Is About To Slap The World's Most Positive Country With A Travel Ban
The Travel
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July 7, 2025
The "New American Travel Anxiety" is real, and it's not limited to foreigners planning to visit the U.S. amid the Trump administration's controversial border policies. Experts also revealed that Trump's tariffs are impacting almost half of...
Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea begin field work for final border demarcation
Modern Ghana
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Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea have launched a field data collection operation as part of efforts to finalize the delimitation of their 610-kilometer shared border, said Diakalidia Konate, executive secretary of Cote d’Ivoire’s National Borders...
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea begin field work for final border demarcation
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea have launched a field data collection operation as part of efforts to finalize the delimitation of their 610-kilometer shared border, said Diakalidia Konate, executive secretary of Cote...
Ivory Coast’s ruling party backs Ouattara for 2025 presidency
Punch
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June 21, 2025
Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara’s party on Saturday tapped him to run for president again, two days after the country’s two main opposition parties joined forces to fight his possible candidacy. Ouattara himself has not yet confirmed whether...
Angola and Ivory Coast sign agreement to resume regular flights
Ver Angola
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The agreement – which was signed by the Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, and the Minister of Trade of Ivory Coast, Souleymane Diarrassouba – marks a "new impetus in bilateral relations and aims to establish the legal basis for the...
Travel the world without a needing visa at Nuits D’Afrique, July 8 to 20
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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It’s been 39 years since the first edition of the Festival International Nuits d’Afrique set up stakes in our fair city thanks to the efforts of founder Lamine Touré. The former dancer and choreographer with Guinea’s Ballet National — and since...
Ouattara: At 84, Ivory Coast President gets backing to contest again
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 22, 2025
Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara’s party on Saturday tapped him to run for president again, two days after the country’s two main opposition parties joined forces to fight his possible candidacy. Ouattara himself has not yet confirmed whether...
Ghana, Ivory Coast cocoa supply shortage makes chocolate prices soar in UK
Joy FM
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June 19, 2025
Chocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of food continued to climb, official figures suggest. The main rate of inflation remained at 3.4% in the year to May, the highest for more than a year....
Abidjan’s SICA Positions as a Lynchpin Event for African Film, TV
Variety
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June 24, 2025
A bourgeoning film-TV market, the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA), is set to return June 26-28 for its third edition in Abidjan, positioning itself as a lynchpin for Africa’s film and television industry. This year’s edition,...
Flying Eagles Of Nigeria Resume Camping For CAF WAFU B U-20 Boys’ Cup
Naija News
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July 1, 2025
CAF WAFU B U-20 Boys’ Cup, which is organised to foster regional collaboration and promote emerging football talent across West Africa, will kick off on July 10 and end on July 23, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. The competition will feature 13 countries...
Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers as Foreign Office issues alert
Daily Express
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June 30, 2025
Holidaymakers have been issued a warning as a crucial vaccine will be 'unavailable' for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi has informed NaTHNaC of an impending disruption in the supply of the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril in the UK. The vaccine is...
West African Leaders Urged to Simplify Regional Travel
News Ghana
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June 29, 2025
Ghana Tourism Authority CEO Marilyn Maame Efua Houadjeto has called for urgent harmonization of visa regimes across West Africa to boost cross-border tourism. Speaking at the 8th Accra Weizo travel expo on June 29, 2025, Houadjeto urged...
Travelling soon? Don't forget to check if you need an e-visa
1News
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The New Zealand passport remains one of the most powerful in the world, but the number of countries now requiring Kiwis to have an electronic visa before travelling is increasing. According to the Henley Passport Index, New Zealand had visa-free...
Travelers From These 36 Countries May Soon Be Banned From Entering the U.S.
Fodors Travel Guide
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June 16, 2025
And other travel news you may have missed. This week in travel, we’ve uncovered several stories that might have flown under your radar. Among them: locals fire squirt guns at tourists (again); a woman has an epic meltdown in Milan over excess...
Man Travelling from Sierra Leone Caught With $1.36 Million Worth of Cocaine in His Stomach
Sierraloaded
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June 25, 2025
Indian authorities have arrested an Ivory Coast national who was caught smuggling 1.13 kilograms of cocaine into the country after arriving from Sierra Leone. The arrest took place at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai...