Ivory Coast

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Culture

Chimps Drink Alcohol Daily, Equivalent to Two Human Drinks

September 20, 2025
Two chimpanzees in a lush green forest, one standing and one sitting, both appear to be eating.

Wild chimpanzees regularly consume fermented fruit, with daily ethanol intake equivalent to a human drinker, supporting the "drunken monkey hypothesis"…

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Culture

Ivory Coast Storytelling Thrives at SICA with Gov Support for New Creators

July 3, 2025
SICA Abidjan 2025 award winners proudly hold oversized checks, smiling in a group photo.

The 2025 International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) in Abidjan highlighted African storytelling, featuring a pitch competition with strong government…

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Business

OmniRetail Secures $20M to Transform Africa’s B2B E-Commerce

April 28, 2025
A woman stands proudly in front of her OkeY Niger Supermarket, arms crossed, smiling. The store is brightly lit and well-stocked.

OmniRetail secured $20 million in Series A funding, co-led by Norfund and Timon Capital, demonstrating investor confidence in its asset-light…

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