Cote D’Ivoire

June 30 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has secured the release of five Nigerians who had spent several months in detention in Côte d'Ivoire, but one of them died shortly after regaining his freedom. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca...

May 11, (THEWILL) – Seventy-eight Nigerian victims of human trafficking, including 75 young women and girls, three babies, and two men, were received at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, late Saturday night after being rescued from Côte d’Ivoire. Their...

April 17, (THEWILL) – The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has intensified its crackdown on organised human trafficking networks, arresting two Abuja-based suspects believed to be the masterminds behind a trans-border syndicate operating across...

November 27, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has departed Abuja on Wednesday morning to attend the opening ceremony of the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources 2024 conference in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This was disclosed in a...

February 13, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has awarded the members of the Super Eagles national team and their officials with the prestigious national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) for their impressive performance at...

July 09, (THEWILL) - The Organising Committee of the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, COCAN, in collaboration with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and CAF, officially introduced the mascot for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations...

March 30, (THEWILL) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the dates for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023. The tournament will kick off on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at the Alassane Ouattara...

March 07, (THEWILL) - Ivorian left-back, Sylla Moustapha, has tragically passed away after collapsing on the pitch during a game between Racing Club d'Abidjan and SOL FC in Cote d’Ivoire. The 21-year-old's death has left the football community...

January 23, (THEWILL) - Côte d’Ivoire defeated Uganda 3-1 in the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Sunday, securing their spot in the quarter-finals of the tournament in Algeria. The match, which took place at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in...

January 18, (THEWILL) - In a closely contested match at the 19 Mai 1956 Stadium in Annaba, DR Congo and Cote d'Ivoire played to a 0-0 draw in their second Group B match of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship....