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Absentee Voting

The time for absentee voting in the U.S. Congressional Elections is now!

U.S. Embassy Abidjan is here to help. Drop you absentee ballots at the American Citizen Services window of the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy between 8:30 am and 4pm Monday-Thursday. Please leave sufficient time to meet your own State’s electoral deadlines, available at your State’s electoral website.
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By | 5 October, 2018 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags:

New American Space at FHB University

U.S. Embassy Opens New American Space at University

Public Affairs Section (PAS) Abidjan officially opened a new American Space at Côte d’Ivoire’s largest university on Sept. 25 after a year’s worth of planning. The new facility increases the space from the previous smaller university-owned research institute and will provide more modern facilities and better support to staff.  The space will focus on addressing ...
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By | 3 October, 2018 | Topics: American Spaces, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Cote d'Ivoire | Tags: ,

Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (October 2, 2018) Location:  Cocody, Abidjan on Boulevard de France, south of the United States Embassy Event: Demonstrators are setting fires, blocking intersections and moving from the north through the Boulevard de France roundabout, closest to the United States Embassy. Actions to Take: Avoid the areas of the demonstrations. ...
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By | 2 October, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages

Media workshop

IIP Interactive Training on Elections draws Journalists from Four Countries 

More than 100 journalists from Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Benin, and Mauritania participated in a two-day IIP Interactive training dedicated to reporting on African elections on September 18-19.  With PAS Abidjan serving as anchor post, the event took a practical approach to the ethnical, security, legal and planning and other reporting challenges posed by African elections, ...
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By | 20 September, 2018 | Topics: American Spaces, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

September 11, 2018 Location: Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Cocody, Abidjan Event: Student demonstrations are taking place on September 11, 2018. U.S. government personnel are advised to avoid the area at this time. Actions to Take: Avoid the areas of the demonstrations. Exercise caution if unexpectedly in the vicinity of large gatherings or protests. Monitor local media ...
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By | 11 September, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Security & Emergency Messages

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