UNHCR expands aid as Ivorian refugee numbers top 8,000

UNHCR expands aid to Ivorian refugees amid political tensions in Côte d'Ivoire.

Ivorians flee to neighbouring countries fearing post-electoral violence

Côte d'Ivoire adopts Africa's first legal process to identify and protect stateless people

IOM, UNHCR call for urgent action after 45 die in largest recorded shipwreck off Libya coast in 2020

UNHCR and Twitter launch 2020 World Refugee Day emoji created by Ivorian artist O'Plérou

Young Ivorian artist designs 2020 World Refugee Day emoji

Graphic designer O'Plérou made world headlines with 365 emojis that change the way people see Africa. Now he has turned his creative spotlight onto refugees.

Drawing on Ebola lessons to protect Tanzania camps from coronavirus

Public health officer Miata Tubee Johnson brings her experience tackling the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in Liberia to fight COVID-19 in Tanzania.

Five years since Abidjan Declaration, West Africa leads on reduction of statelessness in Africa

Documentation drive targets excluded Côte d'Ivoire villagers

A successful campaign encourages rural inhabitants at risk of statelessness to sign up to obtain documents allowing them to participate in national life.