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1,000s of I. Coast toxic waste victims yet to be paid--Amnesty Int'l

August 19, 2011 Amnesty International logo

Amnesty International is calling on the new Ivorian government to ensure compensation paid out by the oil-trading company, Trafigura reaches the thousands of victims affected by toxic waste dump exactly 5 years ago.

Ivory Coast: ex-President Gbagbo, wife indicted

August 19, 2011 Laurent Gbagbo, former President Côte d'Ivoire

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has been indicted and put under preventive detention for economic crimes, State Prosecutor Koffi Simplice announced on Thursday, after being detained without charge for some four months.

Nigeria workers union down plays 9.4% inflation drop

August 18, 2011 Peter Esele, President TUC Nigeria

Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) has given a cool response to an official report that the country’s double-digit inflation rate has dropped to 9.4%.

300,000 children out of school in Sierra Leone

August 18, 2011 President Ernest Bai Koroma, S. Leone

A new study says some 300,000 school age children in Sierra Leone are currently out of school, citing poverty among parents as one of the factors contributing to the problem.

Ivorian cocoa-coffee sector being reformed

August 18, 2011

An operation to reform Ivory Coast agricultural sector has been launched by the new Ivorian government of President Alassane Ouattara.

Guinea opposition wants electoral body replaced

August 18, 2011 L-R Opposition leader Diallo and Pres Conde

Guinea's opposition led by Cellou Dallein Diallo has given President Alpha Conde's government a memorandum, calling for the replacement of members of the national electoral commission.

 

Cameroon cholera epidemic persists with nearly 500 deaths

August 18, 2011 Food left exposed on sale in Douala

Cameroon has been grappling with a cholera epidemic that is ravaging the country for some eight months now, but the death toll and the number of cases continue to rise.

Botswana leader begins visit to Liberia today

August 17, 2011 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia

Botswana’s President General Seretse Khama Ian Khama is due to arrive in Liberia today, Wednesday for a 2-day "working visit".

Nigeria enjoys lowest inflation in 3 years

August 17, 2011 Central Bank of Nigeria HQ

Reports say Nigeria’s Central Bank has managed to stop the double-digit inflation.

The latest inflation figures now show that the general prices of goods and services in Nigeria have fallen to single-digit rate of 9. 4% in July, the lowest level in more than three years.

Sierra Leone forum to review budget, financial reform

August 17, 2011 President Ernest Bai Koroma, S. Leone

The Sierra Leonean government’s budget has been subjected to scrutiny, as Tuesday 16 August was dedicated to budget review at a public forum.