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Senegal: 2nd ECOWAS T21 long-term planning course underway

June 21, 2011 ECOWAS logo

The second training course in long-term planning using the T21 model technique for the 15 ECOWAS Member states is underway in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

Ivory Coast: Civil society hails govt for release of Gbagbo’s associates

June 21, 2011 Ex-Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo

The coalition of Ivorian civil society for peace and democracy, (COSOPCI) has hailed the move by Ivorian authorities to release members of former leader Laurent Gbagbo.

Ivorian authorities wage war against illegal checkpoints

June 14, 2011

Ivorian authorities are waging a war against illegal checkpoints mounted by the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast in several parts of the commercial capital, Abidjan.

Senegal: Symposium to strengthen ECOWAS Court opens

June 7, 2011 Olawale Fapohundo General Secretary of the West Africa Bar Association.

A symposium on the enforcement of judicial decisions by the ECOWAS court is underway in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

'Gbagbo supporters tortured and killed,' says rights group

June 6, 2011 Pres Alassane Ouattara

The regime of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has been accused of torturing and killing supporters of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo.

ECOWAS Citizen’s Union appeals for residence permit fee reduction

May 30, 2011

ECOWAS citizens living in Liberia are appealing to relevant authorities of the sub-regional bloc to establish a harmonized structure for resident permit fees across member countries.

UNMIL chief concerned about returning Liberian mercenaries

May 28, 2011 UNMIL Chief Ellen Margrethe LOJ

As tens of defeated Liberian mercenaries and Ivorian fighters are on their way back to Liberia, the United Nations Mission in the country says it is concerned about the crossing taking place in inaccessible areas and weapons that might be transported across the border.

Ivory Coast: Fighting in Sassandra displaces thousands - UNICEF

May 26, 2011

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says fighting in the Lower Sassandra region in southern Ivory Coast has forced between 4,000 – 6,000 people to flee their homes, expressing concern over the condition of children and women.

Both sides responsible for war crimes in Ivory Coast: Amnesty

May 25, 2011 Alassane Ouattara, président de Côte d'Ivoire

Amnesty International has published a new report calling on Ivorian authorities to suspend from duty people responsible for serious violations during months of post-election crisis in Ivory Coast pending an investigation.

Liberian police launch vigorous search operation for mercenaries

May 25, 2011

The Liberia National Police have launched a vigorous search operation for fleeing mercenaries believed to have entered several towns and villages along the country’s border with Ivory Coast.