Ivory Coast
Proposed West African currency faces further delays
The COVID-19 pandemic will push back the introduction of a new West African currency
West AfricaIvory Coast’s Gon Coulibaly likely to triumph in polls
The country’s prime minister looks the favourite to win October’s scheduled presidential election
Ivory CoastWest African regional bloc faces transition challenges
Forthcoming presidential polls will test the credibility of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
West AfricaWest African coastal states will fear jihadist threat
Rising insecurity in Burkina Faso is raising concern that its jihadist threat could spread to its southern neighbours
Burkina FasoElections will weigh on Ivory Coast’s reform momentum
Strong growth prospects are complicated by divisive forthcoming polls
Ivory CoastWest African cocoa commitments face major tests
The top two growers' collaborative price stabilisation efforts continue as pressures on major chocolate companies grow
Ivory CoastConcerns will grow over bitter Ivory Coast elections
Pre-2020 poll machinations are under way, raising fears of renewed political turmoil
Ivory CoastReform of West African currency is some way off
Although there is domestic opposition to the colonial holdover currency, an overhaul appears remote
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