Ivory Coast prosecutors on Monday issued an arrest warrant for presidential candidate Guillaume Soro who aborted a planned return by diverting his flight to Ghana as security forces stormed his party headquarters in Abidjan.

Cote d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara has announced the official end of the French-backed regional common currency for the eight countries in West Africa, as French President Emmanuel Macron was on hand in Abidjan to hail the “historic reform.”

French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday that “colonialism was a grave mistake” and called for “turning the page” on the past during a visit to Ivory Coast, a former French colony.

Both the far-right National Rally and the centre-right Republicans parties have called out President Emmanuel Macron for not wishing the French a Merry Christmas,

French President Emmanuel Macron told French troops at Port Bouet military camp near Abidjan airport that France would be making a new commitment to fighting terrorist in the Sahel, because it could affect France as well.

Paris (AFP) - Christmas Eve 2019 was an unusually gloomy one for France, as the 20th day of a transport strike left many scrambling Tuesday to reach their loved ones for the traditional family feast, while others simply gave up.