Rains were scarce in most of top grower Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions last week and more are needed to boost the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday.

Jonathan Bamba, a member of Ivory Coast’s team that won last year’s Africa Cup of Nations, will be a designated player for the Chicago Fire.

Winger Jonathan Bamba was acquired by Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire from Spanish club Celta Viga and agreed to a three-year contract that includes a team option for 2028. The 28-year-old, a member of Ivory Coast’s team that won last year’s Africa Cup of Nations,

Ivory Coast will begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title against Mozambique, while hosts Morocco open the 2025 tournament against the Comoros Islands in Rabat on Dec. 21.

The 28-year-old, a member of Ivory Coast's team that won last year's Africa Cup of Nations, will be a designated player whose compensation and acquisition cost exceed the $743,750 salary budget charge maximum.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds.

Ivory Coast will begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title against Mozambique, while hosts Morocco open the 2025 tournament against the Comoros Islands in Rabat on Dec. 21.

Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae is confident his team can become the first country since Egypt in 2008 to successfully defend the Africa Cup of Nations title.  "My country has been waiting since 1976 to win the Cup of Nations again.

Rangers are preparing to appeal against Mohamed Diomande's controversial red card in their 3-1 Scottish Premiership weekend win at Dundee United. Philippe Clement's side battled back at Tannadice Park to secure victory and close the title gap to ten points behind leaders Celtic.

This decision was announced December 27 at Man Cathedral during a pastoral visit by Archbishop Mauricio Rueda Beltz, the apostolic nuncio to Ivory Coast. “The sede plena apostolic administrator ...

A ridge will be maintained over the south Queensland waters as a high [1017 hPa] in the Tasman Sea moves east over the next few days. The ridge will weaken on Wednesday and Thursday as the high moves away.

The draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is made in Morocco where defending champions Ivory Coast will be in the same group as Cameroon