Bloomberg The main partner of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara ruling coalition said it is withdrawing from the group, marking the culmination of growing tensions between political blocs as the country prepares to hold presidential elections in 2020. Former President Henri Konan Bedie’s Democratic Party of the Ivory Coast is opting out of Ouattara’s Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and ...

Bloomberg The autonomous-vehicle gap between Ford Motor Co. and its rivals from Detroit and Silicon Valley can be measured in years. Yet even a company playing catch-up in the race to turn self-driving technology into high-margin businesses is drawing interest from outside investors, an indicator of just how much money is pouring in. “I’m really excited about what I’m hearing ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Don’t miss your chance to be among the first in the UAE to own the super powerful Galaxy Note9, that is available for pre-order until August 24 from major retailers, operators and Samsung brand stores, as well as online on Shop.Samsung.com/ae. Customers who pre-order the device will be the first to experience the powerful S-Pen, the ...