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More than tonnes of plastic waste are produced every day in Abidjan alone. Only about 5 per cent is recycled — the rest mostly ends up in landfill sites in low-income communities.
Plastic waste pollution exacerbates existing hygiene and sanitation challenges. Once it is fully operational, the factory will recycle 9, tonnes of plastic waste a year and provide a source of income to women living in poverty in a formalized recycling market. Nine classrooms have been built in Gonzagueville, Divo and Toumodi using plastic bricks made in Colombia, demonstrating the viability of the construction methods and materials. The bricks will be made from per cent plastic and are fire resistant. They are 40 per cent cheaper, 20 per cent lighter and will last hundreds of years longer than conventional building materials.
On the lagoon shore, in the towering hotels along the shallow waters and in the Treichville Cultural Palace, some of the Ivorians Africa Renewal talked to were upbeat and hopeful for a good year ahead. Police Response. Retrieved 3 August People at the greatest risk from particle pollution exposure include: Infants, children, and teens. Common Interest Committees.
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Mbeki panel ramps up war against illicit financial flows. Experts say that unlike the elections that pitted long-time political rivals against one another—Ouattara and then-President Laurent Gbagbo of the Ivorian Popular Front—the divisions that will define the upcoming vote are between current and former supporters of the pro-Ouattara ruling coalition, the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace. He added that little had been done on an institutional level to prevent electoral violence.
They had faced accusations of crimes against humanity connected to the post-election violence in and Gbagbo is now living in Belgium after being provisionally released, pending an appeal of his case by prosecutors. In July, the Ivorian Popular Front called on him to run for president this year, despite having already served two terms. But without a passport, analysts see it as unlikely he will be able to return home in time for the election. Soro resigned last year from his post as the president of the National Assembly, but in a country where the median age is 18, he remains popular among Ivorian youth, particularly with his strong presence on social media.