June 19, 2013
Ivory Coast News
Ouattara names rebel commander Ivoiran army chief
July 8, 2011Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has appointed the News Forces rebels commander as the country's new army chief of staff, after sacking General Philipp Mangou.
IFRC official hails Liberians for caring for Ivorian refugees
July 7, 2011The Vice President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ended an assessment mission to Liberia, hailing its people for their hospitality to some 100,000 Ivorian refugees.
Ouattara mobilizes for reconciliation, reconstruction
July 6, 2011In an effort to address the aftermath of Ivory Coast post election crisis, President Alassane Ouattara is mobilizing his government to promote security, reconciliation and reconstruction.
Ivorian civil society groups want equal justice
June 28, 2011Civil Society groups in the Ivory Coast have been reacting to the arrests and indictment of 15 associates of former President Laurent Gbagbo, calling for fair and equal justice.
The 15 have been en indicted for crimes against the state, including embezzlement and other offenses.
Gay rights debate heats up in Ghana
June 27, 2011The debate over gays and lesbian rights in Ghana is heating up, with both the ruling party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition National Patriotic Party (NPP) are calling for the holding of a stakeholders conference on the issue.
Ouattara govt charges 15 Gbagbo associates with crimes
June 27, 2011Reports say 15 associates of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo have been charged with various crimes including “harming state authority, setting up armed gangs and economic crimes.”
I. Coast: Amnesty condemns illegal detentions, UNOCI on reconciliation
June 23, 2011The months of bloody post election dispute in the Ivory Coast further divided an already divided nation, who had attempted to leap out of years of violent conflict dating back to the 2002 civil war.
'No return until total disarmament'--an Ivorian refugee speaks
June 22, 2011Despite the fact that the power struggle in Ivory Coast has ended, the thousands of Ivorians seeking refuge in Liberia appear unwilling to return home.
West Africa: Govts, private sector urged to invest more in midwives
June 21, 2011Governments, private sector and midwives in West Africa have been urged to invest more in midwifery to make the profession more attractive so as to get more people drawn to it.
Ivorian refugees still flowing into Liberia: 2,000 weekly
June 21, 2011Reports from Liberia say hundreds of Ivorian refugees continue to cross into Liberia to seek refuge, despite the end to hostilities.
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