2024 in Ivory Coast
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Events in the year 2024 in Ivory Coast.
Events
[edit]- January 13-February 11: The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is hosted in the country, with the home team winning 2-1 against Nigeria in the final held in Abidjan.[1]
- June 25: At least 24 people are reported killed following days of heavy rains and floods in Abidjan.[2]
- August 20: The Ivory Coast reports 21 new cases of mpox as well as the country's first death from mpox.[3]
- September 6: A tanker truck collides with a bus between Bouake and Korhogo, causing a fire that kills 13 people and injures 44.[4]
- October 17: The government bans all student unions in the country following the deaths of two people believed to be connected with the Student Federation of Ivory Coast (FESCI) and the discovery of weapons caches and "illegal businesses" within the student housing facilities of the University of Abidjan.[5]
- November 10: At least 21 people are killed and ten others are injured in an unspecified road accident on a highway between Soubré and Gagnoa.[6]
- December 6: Two minibuses collide and catch fire in Brokoua, killing 26 people and injuring 28 others.[7]
Incumbents
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[8]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 7 April - Day after Laylat al-Qadr
- 10 April – Korité
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 20 May - Whit Monday
- 17 June – Tabaski
- 7 August - Independence Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 15 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 15 November - National Peace Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, Jonathan (11 February 2024). "Ivory Coast fight back to edge Nigeria and win AFCON 2023 after firing coach mid tournament". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "At least 24 killed by flooding, landslides after days of heavy rains in Ivory Coast's largest city". Associated Press. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: 28 cas de mpox recensés, dont un mort". La Presse (in Canadian French). 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Tanker truck crashes into bus in Ivory Coast killing 13 and injuring 44". Associated Press. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Ivory Coast dissolves student unions after deaths and a police raid". Associated Press. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Road accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured". Associated Press. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Road accident in Ivory Coast leaves at least 26 dead and 28 injured". AP News. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Ivory Coast Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
