Yamoussoukro

American

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

noun

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

Yamoussoukro British

/ ˌjæmʊˈsuːkrəʊ /

noun

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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A night-time curfew was in place on Friday and Saturday in the Yamoussoukro region, where the political capital is located.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

Dancing on stage during rallies in front of thousands of supporters in the political capital, Yamoussoukro, he has taken to doing judo moves to show he is "ready for the job and full of energy".

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Franck Kessié scored the winning penalty in the shootout for the host nation to eliminate Senegal on Monday and set off unbridled celebrations in Yamoussoukro and beyond.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 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

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

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