The chief of staff of Ivory Coast's army has ordered the suspension of five officials tasked with combating cocoa smuggling in the west of the country, the army said in a statement seen by Reuters late on Tuesday.

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The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather. Another polar vortex disruption will stretch Arctic air across the top of the globe

By Jason Mitchell Ivory Coast — the world's largest cocoa producer — aims to diversify its economy by placing greater emphasis on mining. While gold has long been the backbone of its resource sector — with production reaching 56 metric tons (mt) in 2023,

Wolves have signed defender Emmanuel Agbadou for £16.6 million ($20.3m) from Ligue 1 club Reims, the club have announced.

Port authorities in Ivory Coast have dismissed safety fears about a moored boat loaded with 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which is the same compound that caused a catastrophic blast in Lebanon four years ago. Ammonium nitrate is commonly used as an agricultural fertiliser, but is also potentially explosive.

One of the prospects is in the scenic Hatcher Pass area, just north of Anchorage. The company’s outside-the-box ... Ore then could head south to the coast, where it could be loaded onto ocean-going barges. Van Nieuwenhuyse wouldn’t rule out any options ...

A strong cold front and its associated trough will cross the state during today and early Thursday, before heading offshore and forming a low pressure system off the northern coast later this week. Wet and windy conditions will persist along the coast and ...

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It’s not yet clear why the bridge separated in the high winds, and if the wind alone caused the damage or if the structure was weakened. Age may be a factor. The structure was built in 1972, more than 50 years ago.

Instead, the weapons now come from African countries with weak control of their own weapons stockpiles, notably the Central African Republic and Ivory Coast. Sudan has also been an important ...