Cote d’Ivoire Election 2020: A Tensed Pre-electoral Climate, Polarised Media Organisations
Tomorrow, Ivorians will head to the polls to elect their President. The election is being organised in a context marred by series of sporadic…
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5 Dead, Dozens Injured in Côte d’Ivoire Political Crisis
At least five people have been killed in Côte d’Ivoire after violent protests erupted in response to President Allasane Ouattara’s announcement of a third-term…
Prison Officers Assault and Detain Journalist in Prison Cell
A journalist who had gone to a prison facility in Abidjan to interview a warden about allegations of extortion of prisoners by one of…
Editors fined for Publishing Statement Calling for Release of Imprisoned Opposition Politician
A court in Cote d’Ivoire has ordered two journalists to pay a total of five million CFA Francs (USD 8,384) in fines for publishing…
Newspaper Fined for “False Publication” on COVID-19 Status of Inmates
A court in Cote d’Ivoire has imposed a fine of CFA Franc 5 million (about USD 8,356.55) on a newspaper for publishing false information…
Ivorian Protesters against Constitutional Amendments Arrested
Ivorian security forces have arrested members of a civil society organisation who were protesting against parliament’s approval of certain constitutional amendments. The group, Tournons…
Two Journalists Fined over Corruption Story, Another Interrogated over Facebook Post
Two journalists have been arrested, arraigned and fined CFA Francs 5 million (about US$ 8,600) each over a publication alleging corruption at the highest…
Ivorian Authorities Deny Opposition Party Freedom of Assembly Rights
The authorities of the city of Sanguoine, located western region of Cote d’Ivoire, on August 5, 2019, denied supporters of the opposition Parti Democratique…
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Call for Applications: Support for Sustainability of Media Organisations in Ghana, Benin, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia and Senegal
As part of its efforts to help improve the quality of journalism and sustainability of media organisations in West Africa, the Media Foundation for…
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Call for Applications: Support for Sustainability of Media Organisations in Ghana, Benin, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia and Senegal
As part of its efforts to help improve the quality of journalism and sustainability of media organisations in West Africa, the Media Foundation for…
Parliamentarian Sentenced; Ivorian Authorities Clamp Down on Online Expressions
In what is becoming a worrying crackdown on freedom of expression online in Cote d’Ivoire, a court in Abidjan has sentenced an opposition Member…
Investigative Journalist Threatened after Exposing Corruption in State Agency
Unidentified people have issued death threats against investigative journalist and editor in chief of the Ivorian private newspaper Elephant Déchainé after he published an article on…