Ivory Coast
Facts and historical events related to Ivory Coast, drawn from the Provenance Africa archive and the On This Day collection.
- By the way, in year 2022, the currency of these our African countries are still being printed by France: 🇧…
- BREAKING: Blaise Compaoré, former Burkina Faso president now exiled in Côte d’Ivoire, is to be tried in a m…
- The CIA predicts the 1987 bloody coup against Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso in this 1986 report, and the t…
- UPDATE: 18 of Africa's 54 countries that have confirmed cases of coronavirus, with all 5 deaths occurring i…
- Yesterday was International Happiness Day, hence the UN released the 2019 World Happiness Report. The 10 mo…
- Let's celebrate with Didier Drogba as he turns 40 today. Happy birthday to the Côte d’Ivoire and Chelsea FC…
- 5 of the 10 fastest growing economies in 2018 are in Africa. Ethiopia Guinea Ghana Libya Côte d’Ivoire
- This is the 2014 Burkinabé uprising against Blaise Compaoré, who murdered President Thomas Sankara, and att…
- Africa's 10 fastest growing economies as at November 2017. 1. Côte d’Ivoire 2. Tanzania 3. Senegal 4. Djibo…
- 9 African nations, including Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya are amongst the 20 fastest growing ec…
- Today in 1960, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) became an independent nation, proclaimed by President Felix Houp…
- Meet Mr. Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse, the first African to head a global investment bank. From Côte…
- 1. Our Lady of Peace Basilica in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire; The largest Christian Church building on Eart…
- 1967 Cadillac DeVille of Côte d’Ivoire's first President, Felix Houphouet-Boigny (1960–1993) at FHBF, Yamou…
- Here's Michael Jackson being crowned "King of Sani" by the village of Krindjabo, near Abidjan, Ivory Coast,…
- The $150,000 Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize awarded by UNESCO is named after Côte d’Ivoire's first Pres…
- Gunmen attacked hotels in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, killing at least 19 people. (2016)
- JFK in the 1960s pictured with; Emperor H. Selassie Ahidjo (Cameroon) Houphouet-Boigny (Ivory Coast) Touré…
- Over 70% of the world's cocoa is produced in: Ivory Coast (over 40% of production) Ghana Nigeria Cameroon.
- Congratulations Ivory Coast, the 2015 African Champions!!! Let's celebrate with them.
- This month Benin, Niger, BurkinaFaso, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad, C.A.R, Congo & Gabon will celebrate their indepe…
- There's only 1 African in the 2014 Forbes Top 100 Highest Paid Athletes list; at #59 Yaya Touré (Cote d'ivo…
- The Central African Republic presently is France’s fourth military engagement in Africa in 10 years, includ…
- Yet another picture of The King of Sani, Michael Jackson being crowned in Ivory Coast in 1992
- The capital of Cote d'Ivoire (or Ivory Coast) is Yamoussoukro, not Abidjan.
- In Ivory Coast, French companies contribute an estimated 30% to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and provid…
- Ivory Coast was known as Ivory Coast only until October 1985. The country is now officially known as ‘The R…
- Ivory Coast was the 1st Black/1st non-English speaking nation to win an Oscar; ‘Black & White in Color’ (Be…
- Adu Ogyinae is the name of the first man in Akan mythology. The Akan are a tribe occupying portions of Ghan…
- The notable matrilineal practicing peoples in Africa are Akan (Ghana, Ivory Coast), Taureg (Mali, Niger, Al…
- A stampede following New Year celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, kille… (2013)
- Robert Guéï, former military ruler and the third president of Côte d'Ivoire, was killed during the outbreak… (2002)
- Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ivory Coast shortly after takeoff… (2000)
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the first President of Ivory Coast who led the country for 33 years after independe… (1993)
- Steve Gohouri, Ivorian international footballer, is born. (1981)
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) gained independence from France, with Félix Houphouët-Boigny becoming its first… (1960)
- Laurent Gbagbo, who served as President of Cote d'Ivoire, was born. (1945)
- Robert Guéï, Ivorian army general who later became President of Côte d'Ivoire, was born. (1941)
- Henri Konan Bedie, who became the second President of Cote d'Ivoire, was born. (1934)
- Timité Bassori, the pioneering Ivorian filmmaker, actor and writer regarded as a founder of West African ci… (1933)