From 15 to 17 May 2025, the Tâche d’Encre association is organising the 8th Coco’Bulles international press cartoon and comic strip Festival in Côte d’Ivoire. The event, held in Treichville, Abidjan, combines a diverse programme of exhibitions, training sessions, workshops, conferences and live drawing sessions, aiming to offer a complete and enriching experience for all participants.
After taking part in four editions of the festival, Cartooning for Peace is joining forces for this 8th edition with the support of the City of Paris and the French Institute.
With just a few months to go before the country’s presidential elections, the theme of this 8th edition is the fight against misinformation, bringing together journalists and fact-checkers for round-table discussions on misinformation during election periods. There will also be a time for meetings and exchanges between young Ivorians and political parties. Live press cartoon sessions are also scheduled, offering a unique perspective on the various Coco’Bulles events. Alongside their Ivorian counterparts, international press cartoonists are also taking part in practical workshops organised with students.
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As part of the ‘Cartooning for Africa Facts’ project to help combat disinformation and hate speech on the African continent, run in partnership with CFI and Africa Check, Cartooning for Peace is inviting two of the project’s partner fact-checkers (Africa Check and Balobaki Check) and international press cartoonists to Coco’Bulles. Press cartoons as a tool in the fight against misinformation and as a means of raising awareness are being given particular prominence: an international press cartoon competition with a special Cartooning for Peace prize on the theme of Elections, fake news and consequences is being organised.
Finally, a practical guide to fact-checking for the general public and professional fact-checkers, produced in partnership with Africa Check and Zimfact, is being published and distributed online in the festival’s framework.
