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Ivory Coast News

Sarkozy among 20 leaders for Ouattara's inauguration

May 21, 2011 Nicolas Sarkozy and Alassane Ouattara in Ivorian Capital Yamoussoukro

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is among several leaders attending the official inauguration of Alassane Ouattara, as Ivory Coast President, in a ceremony on Saturday at the country’s political capital, Yamoussoukro

Project to fight border harassment in West Africa launched

May 19, 2011 Prof Oumar Ndongo, Secretary General of West African Civil Society Forum

A project to fight border harassments in West Africa has been launched here in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

Liberia FA reacts to CAF decision to disband WAFU, back Blatter

May 19, 2011

Liberia Football Association has sharply reacted to CAF Executive Committee’s decision to support incumbent FIFA president Joseph Blatter for the ensuing election and disband WAFU shortly after the body’s second Nations Cup in Abeokuta in Nigeria.

Liberia: Food shortage hits refugee communities in River Gee County

May 19, 2011 Pres Alassane Ouattara

Reports from River Gee County in southeastern Liberia say there is an acute food shortage affecting Ivorian refugees and host communities.

West African Bar says it's wrong to deny Gbagbo lawyers

May 11, 2011 Pres Alassane Ouattara

The West Africa Bar Association (WABA) has raised concern about Alassane Ouattara government’s move to begin investigating former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and his wife in the absence of their lawyers.

West African ministers discuss money laundering threat

May 9, 2011 W. African Ministers in plenary at the forum

Twelve Ministers from member countries of West African regional bloc, ECOWAS have been attending the ministerial meeting of the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money laundering in West Africa (GIABA).

Ivorian Prosecutor to Quiz Simone Gbagbo

May 9, 2011 Ivory Coast's Ex-First Lady Simone Gbagbo

Prosecutor speaking after Saturday's visit to Gbagbo, said he would travel Sunday to Odienné in the northwest of the country to begin questioning the former president's wife Simone. She was a key figure in her husband's regime.

Charity SCF takes relief supplies to war weary Ivorians

May 5, 2011 SCF

Save the Children Sweden has been highlighting the current humanitarian situation in Ivory Coast. Officials of the charity say despite a gradual improvement in security, the overall humanitarian conditions are still grave.

 

Gbagbo ready to "heal the wounds", as Ouattara invites Mills to induction

May 3, 2011 Ex-Pres Gbagbo meeting with Archbishop Tutu and others

Ghana has pledged to help Ivory Coast in efforts to restore normalcy to its western neighbor, as former President Laurent Gbagbo is said to be poised to pursue reconciliation.

After another brief civil war, last month Gbagbo was captured  in his presidential residence in Ivory Coast main city, Abidjan, following air and ground bombardment led by French forces.

An Abidjan resident on reopening of banks

April 29, 2011 BCEAO bank in Abidjan

With the armed hostilities now hopefully over in the Ivory Coast, banks have begun to reopen in the commercial capital, Abidjan.