#ivory-coast

#ivory-coast

Ivory Coast has reinforced its border security after the arrival of several unusual flows of refugees from neighbouring Mali, officials in the West African country have said. Ivory Coast's National Security Council (NSC) said in a statement on Thursday that the influx appears to be due to attacks against civilians by armed terrorist groups in several areas of southern Mali.

This century, several aging African leaders have also had to reject premature reports of their deaths, like Cameroon's Paul Biya last year when rumours of his demise spread on social media after he wasn't seen in public for a month. It turned out the 92-year-old, who has the distinction of being the world's oldest, non-royal, leader, was simply in residence at his second home in Switzerland.