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.

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.

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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.

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The side fencing and roof of a pedestrian bridge that fell in strong wind closed the main highway south of Anchorage, Alaska, early Sunday.

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 ...

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.

The Treasure Coast of Florida, including Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties, is named after the 1715 shipwreck of a Spanish treasure fleet. Originally home to the Ais and Jaega tribes ...