Politics
Court delays ruling on Thiam's leadership of Côte d'Ivoire's PDCI
An Abidjan court has joined several challenges to the opposition leader's election and set a new hearing for 19 November.
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Business
West Africa's own quality mark, and certified solar installers
ECOWAS has listed the national bodies that can award its ECOQMARK label, and approved a regional scheme to certify off-grid solar designers, installers and inspectors.
Business
ECOWAS and the African Development Bank want results West Africans can see
The ECOWAS vice-president visited the bank in Abidjan to talk about the Abidjan–Lagos Corridor, youth jobs and a more regular way of working together.
Technology
AI 10 Billion: the plan to turn Africa's AI promise into jobs gets moving
The African Development Bank and UNDP aim to line up $1bn a year for a decade, starting in five countries. The bank estimates inclusive AI could add $1 trillion to Africa's economy by 2035.
Health
A Chinese hospital ship offers free care in Abidjan
Residents can see doctors and get medicines free of charge until 21 October. Côte d'Ivoire's navy chief called the visit naval diplomacy.
Health
West Africa's health agency gets a new home in Grand-Bassam
Côte d'Ivoire has handed the West African Health Organisation a temporary headquarters with 76 offices for about 120 staff, while a permanent one is built.
Climate
The dam that ended a village's dry-season quarrels
In Torla, in northern Côte d'Ivoire, a herder and his partner, a vegetable grower, used to compete for the same water. A rebuilt dam changed that.
Technology
AI could pass Africa's poor by, World Bank warns
Developer numbers are soaring in Nigeria and Ghana, but only 12% of the poorest households in 19 countries have both a phone and electricity, the bank's latest Africa report says.
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