The Team of Peace association organized the third edition of the inter-city basketball tournament called “Play For Peace” on August 18, 2018 at the Place Jean-Paul II in Yamoussoukro. This year’s theme was “Félix Houphouët-Boigny, this sporty man of peace” who is part of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Year celebrating the 25th anniversary of the death of the father of the Ivorian Nation and instituted by the foundation that bears his name.
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News from the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation in English.
The Institution at the Service of Peace in Action in the Marahoué
On Saturday, August 11, 2018, the Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for the Search for Peace (FHB Foundation) contributed effectively to the establishment of a reconciliation platform at Kaloufla in the Nionos canton, in the Marahoué region where conflicts between young people and the authorities are frequent.
Students Trained in the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence
The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation) organized a seminar for the members of the executive board of the Mister and Miss University Association Côte d’Ivoire (MMU-CI) on 9 and August 10, 2018 in Yamoussoukro. The theme of this seminar was “Student Engagement and Promoting the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence in Academia”. The MMU-CI is an international non-political, non-denominational non-profit association whose activities are directed towards students. Its purpose is the promotion of peace, non-violence and individual freedoms.
Celebration of the 58th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
On August 7, 2018, Côte d’Ivoire celebrated the 58th anniversary of its independence. The city of Yamoussoukro has never remained on the sidelines of this solemn event which brought together this year the administrative authorities, the customary authorities, the religious leaders, the heads of services and the women and youth associations on Boulevard Mamie Adjoua.
The work of TAC 7 in Yamoussoukro
The President of the Republic, HE Mr. Alassane OUATTARA and his counterpart of Burkina Faso, HE Mr. Roch Marc Christian KABORÉ, presided, on Friday, July 27, 2018, to the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research in Yamoussoukro, the work of the 7th Summit Conference of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso (TAC 7).
UNESCO and ECSR mobilize for peacebuilding in Africa
As part of a cooperation agreement, the CEDS (Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies) and the UNESCO Africa Department organized a conference on “Diplomacy, Economy and Culture for Peace in Europe. Africa “, July 2, 2018 at UNESCO in Paris.
Official launch of the sports activities of the FHB Year
On the occasion of the “Félix Houphouët-Boigny Year” commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for the Search for Peace (FHB Foundation) officially launched the activities by a march and a petanque competition on May 12, 2018 in Yamoussoukro.
Inauguration of the Senate in Côte d’Ivoire
The first Senate in the political history of Côte d’Ivoire began its first regular session Thursday, on the occasion of a solemn return to the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Foundation for the search for peace in Yamoussoukro.
Seminar of the Peace Radio
Under the presidency of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation), Peace Radio organized a seminar for the preparation of its strategic plan for consolidation and development on February 17 and 18, 2018 in Grand Bassam. The theme was: “What positioning for the Peace Radio in the Ivorian audiovisual landscape ?”. Indeed, it was important to take stock of the achievements of the radio to provide new directions at the organizational, technical and communication levels.
