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Cocoa price: Ghana leads Ivory Coast
Add a Comment-Ghana – $1,720 per tonne; Ivory Coast – $1,290 -President commends Ghanaian cocoa farmers Cocoa farmers in Ghana are receiving $340 higher per tonne than what their counterparts in Ivory Coast are paid. Despite huge price drops of the commodity … Read more →
Galamsey in Ghana destroys water sources in Ivory Coast
Add a CommentActivities of small-scale illegal miners (galamseyers) in Ghana is destroying water sources in neighbouring Ivory Coast, Ghana’s Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has said. The heart surgeon made the revelation on Tuesday, 4 April … Read more →
Ivory Coast power termination letter is fake- Power Ministry
Add a CommentThe Power Ministry says a letter purported to have come from the Ivorian government announcing the termination of a power deal with Ghana is forged. The letter dated November 1, 2016, with the signature of one Adama Toungara stated: “Notice … Read more →
Ghana buys 180mw from Ivory Coast to tackle dumsor
Add a CommentDespite sinking millions of dollars into acquiring new generation capacity, especially expensive emergency power plants, to fix the power crisis which has hiked electricity tariffs, Ghana is still importing 180 megawatts of electricity from Ivory Coast to close deficits. Ghana … Read more →
450mw lost – Increased supply from Ivory Coast critical
Add a CommentThe shutdown of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Kwame Nkrumah for maintenance, which is expected to last for two weeks, coupled with limited gas from Nigeria for Sunon Asogli Power Plant, has knocked off some 450 megawatts from electricity … Read more →
Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara wins second term
Add a CommentIvory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has won a second five-year term with nearly 84% of the vote, electoral commission officials say. Mr Ouattara won a total of 2,118,229 votes, or 83.66% of votes cast, the commission said. Turnout was 54.63%. … Read more →
Former first lady of Ivory Coast gets 20 yrs in jail
Add a CommentIvory Coast’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for her role in the violence that followed the 2010 elections. Gbagbo, 65, had been charged with undermining state security. Her husband, former Ivorian President … Read more →
Gov’t to buy power from Ivory Coast to watch Black Stars – E. Guinea match
Add a CommentGhana will buy 80 megawatts of power from neighbouring Ivory Coast to ensure Ghanaians can watch the national soccer team’s match against Equatorial Guinea on Thursday, according to the country’s main power supplier. Ghana and Ivory Coast have arrangements to … Read more →
Ivory Coast coach resigns after World Cup elimination
Add a CommentFormer France international Sabri Lamouchi has stepped down as Ivory Coast head coach after the African side failed to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup. The Elephants lost 2-1 to Greece in their final Group C game on … Read more →
Ivory Coast denies sending hit squads to Ghana to kill followers of Laurent Gbagbo
Add a CommentIvory Coast on Monday denied a United Nations report that it sent hit squads to Ghana to kill followers of former president Laurent Gbagbo, who was forced to cede power in 2011 after a post-election crisis. “At this stage, we … Read more →
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