Africa News Update
Cote d'Ivoire: Crisis within a crisis delays elections again
Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) — A week after President Laurent Gbagbo dissolved the government and the electoral commission, thousands marched in the city of Bouaké, damaging cars and shops. There have been almost daily demonstrations in cities across the country as Côte d'Ivoire's political crisis deepens. Read >
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Inter Press Service (IPS)
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian demonstrators block roads as Cabinet delayed
Abidjan (Cote d'IVoire) - Thousands of demonstrators blockaded parts of Cote d’Ivoire today in protest against President Laurent Gbagbo’s decision to dissolve the government and electoral commission, witnesses and protesters said. Read >
Thursday, 18 February 2010
The Nation/Agencies (Kenya)
Cote d'Ivoire: Independent candidate pledges reconciliation
Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) - Presidential elections in Côte d'Ivoire, scheduled for Nov. 29, were postponed until February or March 2010. Among the candidates who will try to take advantage of some additional time to campaign will be the sole independent candidate, Jacqueline Oble. Read >
Monday, 04 January 2010
Inter Press Service (IPS)
Côte d'Ivoire: Bridging the aid gap post-conflict
Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) — Nearly three years from the signing of a peace agreement in Côte d'Ivoire, emergency operations are slowing but humanitarian needs remain, aid workers say. More funds are needed to support the transition from humanitarian to development. Read >
Thursday, 17 December 2009
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
Cote d'Ivoire: Land reform must consider internally displaced
Dakar (Senegal) - Land reform in Côte d’Ivoire must take into account people displaced by conflict, says a report by the International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Read >
Thursday, 03 December 2009
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
Côte d'Ivoire: Student association linked to election risk
Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) - The country's elections will be jeopardised if the government does not rein in members of the Student Federation of Cote d'Ivoire (FESCI), a violent youth group, Human Rights Watch warned on 21 May.
Read > Friday, 23 May 2008
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
Cote d'Ivoire: Country slashes food tax after deadly protests
The Guardian (Nigeria) – Bowing to protests over rising prices by housewives and youths in which residents said one young man was killed, authorities in Cote d'Ivoire have slashed taxes on key food imports, agency reports said. Read >
Thursday, 03 April 2008
The Guardian (Nigeria
Côte d'Ivoire: Mounting anger over lack of water in Abidjan
Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) - A third of Abidjan's inhabitants have had no drinking water for over a month and many have taken to the streets to vent their anger.
Read > Friday, 29 February 2008
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
Côte d'Ivoire: Former child soldiers still at risk
Dakar (Senegal) - Militias in Cote d'Ivoire have stopped recruiting children into their ranks and all the groups were taken off the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's global list of child recruiters, according to the 2007 annual UN report on children and armed conflict issued in 2008.
Read >Thursday, 14 February 2008
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)