Yamoussoukro

American  

[yah-muh-s-oo-kroh] / ˌyɑ məˌsˈu kroʊ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of the Ivory Coast, in the S central part.

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Yamoussoukro British  

/ ˌjæmʊˈsuːkrəʊ /

noun

1. the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, situated in the S centre of the country. It replaced Abidjan as capital in 1983. Pop: 468 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Malian trucks load up at Yamoussoukro or Abidjan and then cross the border via Tengrela or Pogo, travelling under military escort once inside Mali until their arrival in Bamako.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

The team is expected to take another flight to Ivory Coast on Thursday afternoon and travel to the city of Yamoussoukro where some of the games are taking place, the federation said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

“If the borders stay closed, there is no work for us,” said Sekouba Zala, a 29-year-old truck driver who rolls between Mali’s capital, Bamako, and the Ivorian capital, Yamoussoukro.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022

There were gasps from the politicians who had gathered to hear him speak in the capital Yamoussoukro - and perhaps even louder sounds from the vicinity of the presidential palace in neighbouring Guinea.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2020

In 1999, 44 African countries signed the Yamoussoukro Decision in Ivory Coast’s capital giving airlines freedom to ferry passengers between two foreign countries.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2018