May 18, 2013
Ivory Coast News
Ivory Coast gets CFA 125bn boost for reconstruction
March 2, 2012The World Bank has said it’s giving big support towards Ivory Coast’s reconstruction process.
It has already given Ivorian authorities a financial package of about 125 billion CFA Francs.
ICC judges expand Ivory Coast probe to cover 2002-2010
February 24, 2012The Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to expand its authorisation for the investigation in Côte d’Ivoire to include crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court allegedly committed from September 2002 to November 2010.
Ouattara to build 25,000 new schools, recruit 3,000 teachers
February 17, 2012The Alassane Ouattara government in the Ivory Coast has laid out an ambitious plan to construct about 25,000 new schools and recruit some 3,000 teachers by 2015 in the war torn nation.
UN, INTERPOL to work on drugs, weapons in West Africa
February 13, 2012A top United Nations official and the Secretary General of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Ronald Noble, have agreed to work jointly against transnational crimes in West Africa.
60bn CFA free health care scheme unveiled in I. Coast
February 9, 2012Five billion CFA Francs a month is the total cost of the new health policy of the government of the Ivory Coast.
Called Universal Health Care, this policy aims to provide access to free health care by citizens.
Ivory Coast: Containing Meningitis epidemic after 11 deaths
February 2, 2012There has been an outbreak of a Meningitis epidemic in northern and central Ivory Coast, which has so far claimed 11 lives.
Ivory Coast signs security deal with France
January 27, 2012President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast signed a security agreement with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday to bolster ties with Paris.
Upsurge in rape cases in Ivory Coast, kids falling victim
January 20, 2012The government of Ivory Coast has launched a campaign to combat child rape in the country, following a recent upsurge in rape cases of children under five by men above age 30.
Ivory Coast: Govt needs US$ 173 million to assist over 3 million people
January 17, 2012The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg, has started a three-day mission to Côte d’Ivoire.
Ivory Coast raises retirement age to 60
January 16, 2012The Ivorian government of President Alassane Ouattara has decided to raise the retirement age from 55 to 60 years.
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