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Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
World
May 24, 2015
Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
In February last year a gang of men with machetes ambushed two villages in western Ivory Coast, disembowelling a soldier…
Cocoa king Ivory Coast wants to cash in on chocolate
Life & Style
March 29, 2015
Cocoa king Ivory Coast wants to cash in on chocolate
Ivory Coast reigns as the world's top cocoa producer but it wants to sell more than the beans, turning them…
West Africa’s ECOWAS to send troops to retake north Mali
World
January 12, 2013
West Africa’s ECOWAS to send troops to retake north Mali
ABIDJAN –– West African regional bloc ECOWAS will begin sending soldiers to Mali by Monday as part of a mission…
Thousands flee after deadly Ivory Coast attacks
World
June 10, 2012
Thousands flee after deadly Ivory Coast attacks
Thousands of civilians in Ivory Coast have fled their homes after seven UN peacekeepers and eight civilians were killed in…
Al-Azhar mission returns to Ivory Coast after 8-year absence
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Al-Azhar mission returns to Ivory Coast after 8-year absence
Ivory Coast’s foreign minister on Tuesday received a mission from Al-Azhar, which has returned to the West African nation after…
African leaders send ‘strong signal’ to Mali coup
World
March 27, 2012
African leaders send ‘strong signal’ to Mali coup
BAMAKO, Mali — The heads of state of the countries neighboring Mali said Tuesday they want to send a "strong…
Former Ivory Coast leader makes first ICC appearance
World
December 5, 2011
Former Ivory Coast leader makes first ICC appearance
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has appeared at the International Criminal Court, the first former…
Ouattara takes oath months after Ivory Coast vote
World
May 6, 2011
Ouattara takes oath months after Ivory Coast vote
Abidjan -- President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office Friday, five months after the election that nearly ripped this…
Dozens dead as Ivorian troops clash with militia
World
May 3, 2011
Dozens dead as Ivorian troops clash with militia
Abidjan -- Dozens of bodies littered the streets of an Abidjan neighborhood on Tuesday as fighting continued between Ivory Coast…
Ivory Coast opens Gbagbo probe as fighting erupts
World
April 27, 2011
Ivory Coast opens Gbagbo probe as fighting erupts
Abidjan -- Ivorian authorities have launched a criminal probe against former president Laurent Gbagbo and his entourage, a government spokesman…