Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 1 - Côte d'Ivoire

Country Overview:  Côte d’Ivoire conducted a joint investigation with U.S. and Ivoirian law enforcement authorities that resulted in the arrest of six ISIS members.  Côte d’Ivoire pursued security operations in the northern border region, and its Counterterrorism Operational Intelligence Center helped to identify, detain, and prosecute terrorism suspects.  The Ivorian government undertook several counterterrorism activities in the context of the African Cup of Nations.  Côte d’Ivoire adopted the Commission Nationale des Frontières de la Côte d’Ivoire’s (the border commission) National Integrated Border Management Strategy to improve security in border areas.  Terrorist financing remained a concern.  Côte d’Ivoire was added to the FATF gray list in October due to deficiencies in its AML/CFT regime.  Côte d’Ivoire made a high-level political commitment to implement its FATF action plan.  Since adopting its Mutual Evaluation Report in June 2023, the country has made significant progress on recommended actions.  This progress included strengthening its AML/CFT legal framework via amendments, updating risk analysis by drafting typology reports, and strengthening the resources of its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and prosecutors.  FATF identified deficiencies in Côte d’Ivoire’s UN sanctions implementation, causing the nation to modify the role of relevant agencies and the process for implementing UN terrorist financing sanctions.  Côte d’Ivoire used its domestic sanctions authority to designate individuals suspected of terrorism and terrorist financing pursuant to United Nations Security Council resolution 1373.

2024 Terrorism Trends:  Côte d’Ivoire has not experienced a terrorist attack against civilians since 2016, but conflict in neighboring countries and the collapse of cross-border counterterrorism coordination increased the risk of violence in northern Côte d’Ivoire.

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