RCI INDEPENDANCE 2015

Ivory Coast: Independence Day, August 7, 2015 August 7, 1960 - August 7, 2015: 55 years since Ivory Coast gained its independence from colonial France. For several decades, this national holiday has been celebrated annually on the esplanade of the Presidential Palace with a military parade in the presence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. More than 80 prominent figures from various sectors and social classes were honored with the National Order of Ivory Coast during this ceremony. Approximately twenty of them received their insignia on site. Sound of Alassane Ouattara, President of Ivory Coast Sound of Dakoury Gnahoua Tamborise being decorated Sound of Soumahoro Ben Fakry, President of the Ivorian Consumers Association ----- Report by APAtv RCI JRI Mmah Camara