2026 in Ivory Coast
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Events in the year 2026 in Ivory Coast.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 7 January – The incumbent cabinet resigns.[1]
- 21 January – President Ouattara reappoints Robert Beugré Mambé as prime minister.[2]
- 23 January – President Ouattara appoints Defence Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara as vice prime minister, while retaining his defence portfolio.[3]
March
[edit]- 13 March – France returns a talking drum looted in 1916 at a ceremony in Abidjan, the first time it has repatriated a cultural artefact to Ivory Coast.[4]
May
[edit]- 1 May – China lifts tariffs on imports from Ivory Coast until 2028.[5]
- 6 May – The government dissolves the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) following criticism from opposition parties and civil society groups over its independence and handling of elections.[6]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[7]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 27 March – Day after Laylat al-Qadr
- 30 March – Korité
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 6 June – Tabaski
- 9 June – Whit Monday
- 7 August – Independence Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 5 September – Day after the Prophet's Birthday
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 15 November – National Peace Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 7 February – Léopoldine Tiézan Coffie, 75, politician[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ivorian Government resigns after ruling party's landslide win". Africanews. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Ivory Coast: Robert Beugré Mambé reappointed as prime minister". Africanews. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ Aboa, Ange (23 January 2026). "Ivory Coast president appoints brother as vice prime minister". Reuters. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "France returns 'talking drum' looted in 1916 in Ivory Coast". Africanews. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1". AP News. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ Coulibaly, Loucoumane (6 May 2026). "Ivory Coast dissolves electoral commission after criticism". Reuters. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ^ "Ivory Coast Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Léopoldine Tiézan Coffie, figure du PDCI-RDA, est décédée à 75 ans". Connectionivoirienne (in French). 6 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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