EMBASSY NEWSCENTRE

Resources for American Journalists Visiting Cote d'Ivoire

Accreditation

All journalists working in Cote d'Ivoire must be accredited by the government.  You can contact Mama Fofana (+225 20 22 27 70) at the Ministry of Communication for more information.

 

Interviews with Embassy officials

Visiting journalists wishing to interview embassy officials, either on the record or on background, should contact Brett Bruen, Information Officer, abjpress@state.gov.  Please provide sufficient advance notice to accomodate your request.

 

Radio Stations in Abidjan

Local

Radio Television Ivorienne (RTI) 88.0 FM

Frequency 2 (RTI) 92.0 FM

Nostalgie 101.1 FM

Radio Espoir 102.8 FM

Radio Jam 99.3 FM

 

International

British Broadcasting Compacy (BBC) 94.3 FM

ONUCI 96.1 FM

Radio France International (RFI) 97.6 FM

Voice of America (VOA) 98.9 FM

 

Electricity

Electric Power is 220V running at 50Hz

Travel Information

Consular Information

Weather Forecast for Abidjan

Map of Abidjan (Note: indicates old location of the US Embassy)

Hotels in Abidjan

Restaurants

Lonely Planet Online Guide to Côte d'Ivoire

Yahoo! Travel Guide to Abidjan

 

Style Guide

The Ivorian government ruled in 1985 that it wished to be refered to in all languages as, "Côte d'Ivoire".  The US Department of State uses Cote d'Ivoire, however journalistic institutions vary in their respective styles.  While the Economist uses Côte d'Ivoire, the Guardian and the BBC both use "Ivory Coast", not "the Ivory Coast".