Fake stories of a coup d’etat in the West African nation of Ivory Coast surfaced this week amid mounting tensions over the upcoming October general elections. Several accounts on social media ...

This is not the Ivory Coast's first encounter with instability. The nation has previously endured a 1999 coup, civil wars from 2002-2007 and 2010-2011, and a military mutiny in 2017.

Ivory Coast's Communications Minister Amadou Coulibaly told the BBC they had traced the origin of the fake information to "neighbouring countries", but did not specify further.

In May, Mafalda Marchioro woke up to messages from friends living overseas asking if she was safe in Abidjan, the largest city in Ivory Coast. Social media was full of posts claiming a coup was ...

Fact Check: Months-old Ivory Coast shopping mall fire clip falsely portrayed as May 'coup' By Reuters Fact Check May 29, 20257:31 AM PDTUpdated May 29, 2025 ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Authorities say they have foiled a coup plot led by military exiles loyal to the country's former president, airing a video that allegedly was going to be broadcast on ...

Ivory Coast's Communications Minister Amadou Coulibaly told the BBC they had traced the origin of the fake information to "neighbouring countries", but did not specify further.