Côte d’Ivoire, country located on the coast of western Africa. The de facto capital is Abidjan; the administrative capital designate (since 1983) is Yamoussoukro.

This article will focus specifically on Côte d'Ivoire also known as Ivory Coast, a former French colonial country in West Africa. Côte d'Ivoire has experienced a tumultuous regime history under the French colonial power.

In their early history, Ivory Coast remained relatively isolated. The country’s rugged coastline and lack of suitable harbors discouraged European exploration until the mid-nineteenth century. Before that time, the only French contact with Ivory Coast occurred in 1637.

The Ivory Coast became a French protectorate in 1844 and then a French colony in 1893 as part of French West Africa in 1904. The flag at this time was the French blue-white-red tricolour. It remained that way until the Ivory Coast became an autonomous republic within the French Community in 1958 and the modern orange-white-green vertical tricolour was adopted. The orange is said to represent the savannahs, the white is peace and the green the woods in the south.

The official language of the republic is French, with local indigenous languages also being widely used that include Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast.

Cote d’Ivoire is located on the western coast of Africa and has a population size of around 23.74 million individuals. Since ancient times, the area has been inhabited by a wide range of indigenous tribes. During the period of European exploration and colonization, the country was involved in the slave trade, but to a lesser extent than other African nations.

C'ote de Ivoire is located in the intertropical zone with 2 major climatic domains. We can distinguish between the equatorial humid climate in the south and the tropical savannah climate in the North.

Most of Cote d'Ivoire (north to south) is a forested plateau, one that gradually slopes down to the Atlantic Ocean coastal areas. Exceptions are the edges of the Guinea Highlands (4000 - 5000 ft. peaks) on its western border with Guinea, in the far northwest, and the elevated savanna and forest of the northeast.

Located in West Africa, Ivory Coast is home to an ethnic mosaic that officially counts sixty ethnolinguistic groups.

10 Musicians From Côte d'Ivoire You Should Be Listening To

The film-maker Philippe Lacôte represented Côte d’Ivoire at the 2020 Oscars with his new film The Night of the Kings (2020). Winner of the La Fabrique Cinéma de l’Institut français in 2018 with his producer Ernest Konan (Wassakara Productions), he looks back at his unusual path and takes a look at his growing success, between France and Côte d’Ivoire.

A young man is sent to "La Maca", a prison of Ivory Coast in the middle of the forest ruled by its prisoners. With the red moon rising, he is designated by the Boss to be the new "Roman" and must tell a story to the other prisoners

Stylists and fashion seekers met in in Cote d’Ivoire in the capital Abidjan for the 12th edition of the Africa Fashion Show.
Country’s designers showcased work that that depicted both the traditional and modern Africa in the contemporary world. The event accommodated both upcoming and the well known designers from all over Africa.

Abidjan - The release of Beyoncé's musical film, ‘Black Is King’, on Disney +, was met with overwhelming positive reactions. As usual, the artist was able to bring the public and critics together with her praised and original work.

Cote d'Ivoire is also known as the Ivory Coast, and is located in West Africa. Llike most African states, the people of Cote d'Ivoire adore football. A football field is common in pretty much every village and every city tends to have at least one football club.

Goals from Serge Aurier, Max Gradel and Wilfried Kanon did the damage for the Elephants, who now are guaranteed to progress thanks to a better head-to-head record against Group K rivals Madagascar, no matter what happens in the final round of matches.

From the soaring grass-clad mountains of Mount Nimba in the north to the lagoons and roaring Atlantic waves of the south, the mist-topped rainforests where chimps live in the west to the sweeping plantations of cocoa and plantains in the east, the Ivory Coast represents one seriously huge slab of West Africa.

Every middle-class Abidjani holds a dear memory of Hôtel Ivoire. Built in 1963 by Israeli architect Moshe Mayer, it was the place in town to go ice skating and see a movie (the cinema still stands, though the ice rink, unfortunately, does not). Even if you don't stay here, it's worth visiting this hotel for its unique retro African decor.

Food in the Ivory Coast was not what I expected.

I recently spent several weeks eating my way through the economic capital of Abidjan, doing my best to sample as much of the local cuisine as possible. I was expecting some similarities to east African cuisines, which generally have soft and mild flavours, but Ivory Coast food is not like that at all – it’s sharp and spicy, with extra chilis on top!

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (which means "ivory coast" in French), on the south coast of the western bulge of Africa, has an area of 322,460 square kilometers (124,502 square miles). Comparatively, the area occupied by Côte d'Ivoire is slightly larger than the state of New Mexico. The greater part of Côte d'Ivoire is a vast plateau, tilted gently toward the Atlantic, although the Guinea Highlands (in the northwest, from Man to Odienné) have peaks higher than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet).