Pray for Côte d’Ivoire

About Côte d’Ivoire

The capital is Yamoussoukro. People speak French, Dioula, Baoulé and many other languages. Islam and Christianity are the two main faiths.

Source: Wikipedia, with the cited sources it lists.

Prayer briefing for Côte d’Ivoire

Last updated November 2026. Facts come from the sources listed below.

Current events

On 1 September the Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Nabagné Koné, set the price paid to cocoa farmers for the 2026 to 2027 main crop at 1,200 CFA francs per kilogram, keeping the lower price brought in after world cocoa prices fell. Families in Abidjan are also still recovering from the floods and landslides at the end of June, in which the government reported at least 59 deaths.

We pray for: Immediate relief, safety and urgent help.

Leadership and politics

Côte d'Ivoire is a presidential republic. Alassane Ouattara won a fourth term in the 2025 presidential election, and his RHDP party holds a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly. Robert Beugré Mambé was reappointed Prime Minister in January 2026. In May 2026 the electoral commission was dissolved after criticism.

We pray for: Wisdom, integrity and justice for those in authority.

Economic health

The economy grew about 6.5% in 2025 and is expected to grow about 5.5% in 2026, helped by cocoa, oil and gold. Inflation is low, at about 3.5% expected for 2026. Even so, about 36% of people lived on less than 4.20 US dollars a day in 2025, and the lower cocoa price will weigh on farm families.

We pray for: Provision for families and honest stewardship.

Social and cultural issues

Côte d'Ivoire is home to many peoples. Questions of land and of identity have caused deep divisions in the past. Rising insecurity in the northern border areas brings fear to communities there, and local leaders and faith leaders work together for their safety.

We pray for: Reconciliation, peace and protection of the vulnerable.

Spiritual landscape

In the 2021 census about 43% of people were Muslim, about 40% Christian and about 13% said they had no religion. Muslims are the majority in the north and Christians in the south, though all live across the country. Many Christians and Muslims also keep some traditional beliefs.

We pray for: Spiritual awakening, hope and the spread of truth.

Religious freedom

The constitution makes the state secular, bans religious discrimination and protects freedom of worship. The US State Department reports that relations between faiths are generally good and that interfaith groups work for peace, though there have been some local disputes over building places of worship. Religious groups are asked to register, but there is no penalty if they do not.

We pray for: Protection for believers and freedom to worship safely.

Historical wounds

The civil war of 2002 to 2003 split the country into a government-held south and a rebel-held north. After the 2010 election, months of fighting killed more than 3,000 people and forced about a million from their homes. A commission was set up to work for reconciliation, but memories of that time remain.

We pray for: National healing, breaking old cycles and deep forgiveness.

Let us pray together

Our Father, we come to You together for Côte d'Ivoire. Comfort the families who lost loved ones in the floods, and help every home still recovering. Give President Ouattara and all leaders wisdom, integrity and justice. Provide for every family, especially cocoa farmers facing lower prices. Bring peace between peoples, protect those near the northern borders, and make communities one. Let Your love and truth bring hope in every town and village, and keep every believer free to worship. Heal the wounds of war and the 2010 crisis, and lead the nation in forgiveness and peace. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

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