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ECOWAS to hold urgent security summit on Liberia, Ivory Coast

August 14, 2011 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan

The sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it will hold a five-nation extraordinary summit next week in Abuja to address the issues of security in the Ivory Coast-Liberia border.

26 summary executions by pro-Ouattara forces--says UN

August 11, 2011 Alassane Ouattara, président de Côte d'Ivoire

A latest UN report says 26 people, including a 17-month-old baby, have been summarily executed in the Ivory Coast by pro-Ouattara revolutionary forces and the Dozo traditional hunters in the past month.

Ivory Coast: 'No to election violence', civil society groups meet

August 11, 2011 NDI forum on election violence prevention, Ivory Coast

A sub-regional forum on how to prevent electoral violence in West African countries has opened in the Ivory Coast commercial capital, Abidjan.

Liberia discovers new cache of arms on I. Coast border

August 10, 2011 FLASHBACK: arms cache discovered months ago

By William Selmah/WADR Correspondent

The Liberian Government says it has again discovered a cache of arms and ammunition along the country's border with Ivory Coast.

The latest discovery of an arms cache is the second time in less than six months that Liberian security forces operating along the Ivorian border have collected arms.

36 kids reunited with parents, as Ouattara packs army with ex-rebels

August 6, 2011 FLASHBACK: Ivorians fleeing for safety during the conflict

Some 36 Ivorian children separated by the post election violence have been reunited with their parents by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).


Osiwa pledges support for Ivory Coast

August 4, 2011

The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) has pledged to assist the Ivorian government and civil society organizations in Ivory Coast to tackle challenges in social justice, human rights and democracy.

Ivory Coast: ICG urges gov't to rein in ex-rebels

August 3, 2011 Gilles Yabi, ICG

A latest report says new Ivorian authorities have to better control the former New Forces rebels to ensure sustainable peace.

Ivorian group wants ICC probe rebel "Gen IB" killing

July 19, 2011 Ibrahim Coulibaly entourés de ses hommes lors d'une conférence de presseence

It seems all eyes are now turning to the Hague based International Criminal Court (ICC) for justice in the Ivory Coast, in the aftermath of the post elections fighting.

MRU leaders on Liberia, I. Coast border security threat

July 18, 2011 MRU leaders at their just ended Monrovia summit

With Liberia’s elections just three months away, Mano River Union heads of state say the border threat between Liberia and Ivory Coast is a factor that could adversely affect the entire sub-region.

 

Ouattara, Conde, Koroma to join Sirleaf in Monrovia

July 16, 2011 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at Alassane Ouattara's inauguration in Yamoussoukro

The Heads of State of member countries of the Mano River Union (MRU) are expected on Sunday in Monrovia, Liberia's capital, for a Union summit on border security and refugees conditions.