{"id":19242,"date":"2026-03-03T05:08:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=19242"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:19:58","slug":"cote-divoire-national-lottery-spotlights-native-languages-with-fcfa50-000-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/cote-divoire-national-lottery-spotlights-native-languages-with-fcfa50-000-prize","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire National Lottery spotlights native languages with \u202fFCFA50\u202f000 prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Players across the country are invited to express themselves in their mother tongue for a chance to win \u20ac76, highlighting C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s rich linguistic diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.- The C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire National Lottery <\/strong>(LONACI) is celebrating Africa\u2019s rich linguistic heritage with a bold new campaign. Players<\/strong> now have the chance to showcase their native language<\/strong> and win FCFA50,000\u202f(\u20ac76) in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONACI said: \u201cSpeak your native language with the C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire National Lottery where you can win<\/strong> the amazing sum of FCFA50,000.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, people are submitting short messages and phrases in their native languages, highlighting their cultural identity<\/strong> and personal heritage. In communities<\/strong> like Koumassi, videos and posts show residents speaking, laughing and writing in their mother tongues, bringing the contest to life and highlighting the country\u2019s vibrant linguistic diversity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign also underscores LONACI\u2019s central role <\/strong>in the country\u2019s gambling sector<\/strong>. The state-backed operator runs a range of regulated games, including lottery draws, instant scratch tickets, sports betting and PMU horse racing. It has introduced high-value scratch cards <\/strong>such as Mon Auto and Villa Dor\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, LONACI redistributed nearly FCFA414bn (\u20ac628m) in winnings to players and increased contributions <\/strong>to the State by 40\u202fper cent, underlining its dual role as both a major entertainment provider and a key contributor to national finances<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire Lottery funds drive healthcare forward with four new ambulances<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Players across the country are invited to express themselves in their mother tongue for a chance to win \u20ac76, highlighting C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s rich linguistic diversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":17781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire National Lottery (LONACI) has launched a cultural campaign, inviting players to express themselves in their native languages for a chance to win \u20ac76. This initiative underscores LONACI's dual role as a major entertainment provider and a key contributor to national finances, having redistributed \u20ac628m in winnings and increased state contributions by 40% in 2025.","focusai_entities":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire National Lottery, LONACI","focusai_location":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Koumassi","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"LONACI's Fiscal Impact","query":"What is the detailed breakdown of LONACI's contributions to the State, and how does this align with the government's broader fiscal policy for the iGaming sector?"},{"label":"Market Vertical Performance","query":"How do LONACI's various gaming verticals (lottery, sports betting, PMU) perform individually in terms of GGR and player engagement, and what are the strategic growth plans for each?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-19242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19242"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19268,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19242\/revisions\/19268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}