Events in the year 2021 in

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

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President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Alassane Ouattara Alassane Dramane Ouattara (; ; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician who has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF)Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Hamed Bakayoko Hamed Bakayoko (8 March 1965 – 10 March 2021) was an Ivorian politician who served as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from 8 July 2020 until his death on 10 March 2021. He had previously served as the country's Minister of New Technologies, ...

(2020-2021) Died March 10 **

Patrick Achi Patrick Achi (born 17 November 1955) is an Ivorian politician who serves as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast since March 2021. A member of the Rally of the Republicans, he studied at Supélec and Stanford University and specialises in engineering a ...

(Interim, starting March 8)

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COVID-19 pandemic in Ivory Coast The COVID-19 pandemic in Ivory Coast is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Ivory Coast in March 2020. __TOC_ ...

*January 11 – Former minister Abdallah Mabri Toikeusse resurfaces following a two-month hiatus. *January 13 – Three U.N. peacekeepers from the Ivory Coast are killed by an

improvised explosive device An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechan ...

(IED) on the road between

Douentza Douentza (Fulfulde: ''Duwayⁿsa'') is a town and urban commune in the Mopti Region of central Mali. The town lies 145 km east-northeast of Mopti on the RN16, a paved road that links Mopti and Gao. It is the administrative center of the Do ...

and

Timbuktu Timbuktu ( ; french: Tombouctou; Koyra Chiini: ); tmh, label=Tuareg, script=Tfng, ⵜⵏⴱⴾⵜ, Tin Buqt a city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. The town is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrativ ...

, Mali. Six others soldiers were wounded. *February 12 – France opens a center in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...

that will train more than 10,000 teachers from 15 French-speaking countries in five years. *February 26 – Ivory Coast receives 504,000 doses of

COVID-19 vaccine A COVID19 vaccine is a vaccine intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID19). Prior to the COVID19 pandemic, an e ...

under the COVAX vaccine-sharing plan. Ivory Coast has recorded around 35,650 COVID-19 cases and 188 deaths. *March 6 – More than 1,500 candidates peacefully contest 255-seats in the 2021 Ivorian parliamentary election. *March 8 –

is named interim Prime Minister. *March 9 –

Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace The Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (french: Rassemblement des houphouëtistes pour la démocratie et la paix, RHDP) is a political party in Ivory Coast. History The RHDP was established as a political alliance on 18 May 2005, se ...

(RHDP) wins 137 of 254 contested seats in the parliamentary election.

Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast The Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast (french: Union pour la démocratie et la paix en Côte d'Ivoire; UDPCI) is a political party in Ivory Coast, led by Toikeuse Mabri. In the 2011 parliamentary election, the party won 7 seats. In ...

(UDPCI) claims fraud and the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) appeals for calm until official results are in. Turnout was 37.88%. *March 10 – Prime Minister

dies in Germany. *March 26 – Patrick Achi is officially named Prime Minister. *March 31 – The

International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals ...

(ICC) upheld the acquittal of former president

Laurent Gbagbo Koudou Laurent Gbagbo
, FPI website . ( Guy-Alain Gauze, 68, former minister and ambassador. *5 February –

Laurent Dona Fologo Laurent Dona Fologo (12 December 1939 – 5 February 2021) was an Ivorian politician. Biography Fologo attended the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille, and subsequently became Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper ''Fraternité Matin''. He the ...

, 81, politician; COVID-19. *23 February –

Willy Braciano Willy Braciano Ta Bi (5 December 1999 – 23 February 2021) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He made one senior appearance for the Ivory Coast national team in 2017. Club career Born in Divo, Ta Bi p ...

, 21, footballer (

Ivory Coast national football team The Ivory Coast national football team ( French: ''Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire'', recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed ''the Elephants'', the team is managed by ...

); liver cancer. *10 March –

, 56, Prime Minister (2020-2021); cancer. *17 May –

Bruno Kouamé Bruno Kouamé (16 December 1927 – 17 May 2021) was an Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop. Koaumé was born in the Ivory Coast and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou The Roman ...

, 93, bishop emeritus of

Abengourou Abengourou is a city in eastern Côte d'Ivoire. It is the seat of both Comoé District and Indénié-Djuablin Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Abengourou Department. Abengourou is primarily populated by th ...

. *19 May –

Zakpa Komenan Zakpa Komenan (1945 – May 19 2021) was an Ivorian politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that gov ...

, 76, former sports and education minister. *19 May –

Charles Gomis Charles Providence Gomis (5 February 1941 – 16 July 2021) was a diplomat from the Ivory Coast. He was briefly Minister of Foreign Affairs from March 2000 until October 2000. Early life Mr. Gomis was born in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, French W ...

, 80, former diplomat and foreign minister. *3 July –

Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny (1970– July 3, 2021) was an Ivorian photographer. Career Franck Fanny decided to take up photography in 2001 after a vacation to Jamaica, where his casual photographs caught the eye of many popular artists in France who we ...

, 51, photographer. *9 September –

Albert Kakou Tiapani Albert Kakou Tiapani (c. September 27, 1944 – September 9, 2021) was an Ivorian politician. A member of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally, he served as Minister of Housing and Urban Planning under the second gover ...

, 86, politician. *10 September – Charles Konan Banny, 78, former prime minister; COVID-19.

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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of c ...

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