May 19, 2013
Ivory Coast News
More weapons surrendered in I. Coast voluntary disarmament
April 10, 2012Since the United Nations Mission in the Ivory Coast (UNOCI) began voluntary disarmament of ex-combatants in the Ivorian civil conflict some six months ago, more than 3,500 firearms and over 230,000 rounds of ammunitions as well as dozens of hand grenades have been surrendered.
UN, Ivorian & French troops on joint patrol near Mali border
April 6, 2012-While MNLA rebels declare independence in northern Mali
The UN peacekeeping force in the Ivory Coast (UNOCI) has said it has increased joint patrols with French Licorne and the Ivorian armed forces along the Malian border, while rebels in northern Mali have announced a ceasefire and declared independence in a region called Azawad.
Extortion, bad roads hurt cross border trade in MRU Basin
March 30, 2012Trade in the Mano River Union (MRU) Basin and neighboring countries in the wider ECOWAS region is said to have taken the downward turn in recent months, an executive of the Liberian Chamber of Commerce (LCC) has said.
No justice one year after Ivory Coast Duékoué massacre
March 28, 2012A year after hundreds of civilians were killed in the Western Ivorian town of town Duékoué, Amnesty International has called on the Ivory Coast government of President Alassane Ouattara to help bring the perpetrators to justice.
Civilians form anti-junta united front, as ECOWAS suspends Mali
March 28, 2012As international pressure mounts on Mali’s coup makers to return to barracks, a coalition of political parties and civil society groups in Bamako has formed a united front to lead strikes and civil disobedience campaigns against the junta.
MRU military chiefs adopt joint security action plan
March 20, 2012Countries of the Mano River Union (MRU), who have are developing a common border security policy, have now adopted a joint action plan.
Soro becomes Ivory Coast new Parliament Speaker
March 12, 2012Former Ivorian Prime Minister Guiallaum Soro, who resigned last week, has been elected Parliament Speaker.
WADR's Abidjan Correspondent says Soro, who won a parliament seat in the new parliament last year, was elected on Monday when parliament opened its first session in the political capital, Yamoussoukro.
Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro resigns
March 8, 2012Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and his cabinet have tendered their resignation three months after parliamentary election was held in the West African nation.
Frequent power cuts annoy Ivorian public
March 8, 2012Power cuts have become a daily nuisance in Abidjan and other parts of the Ivory Coast nowadays and the stabilizing of electricity supply is proving to be an uphill challenge for the Alassane Ouattara regime.
Ivory Coast: HRW urges end to rising crimes in ex-rebels HQ
March 5, 2012A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says 22 people have allegedly been murdered in central Ivory Coast, during attacks on passengers travelling on motorbikes or in commercial vehicles, since December 2011.
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