ARTICLES RELATING TO IVORY COAST

I Coast militia boss arrested

2013-05-19 18:49

A militia chief in Ivory Coast, suspected of taking part in deadly post-election violence in 2011, has been arrested in his western stronghold.

I Coast: We're open to probing crimes

2013-04-30 08:43

Ivory Coast's says it is open to investigating top security officials accused by the UN of raking in millions of dollars through "warlord-style predatory economic activities".

Ivorians vote in local polls amid boycott

2013-04-21 11:47

Ivorians are voting in local elections seen as a trial run for a presidential poll in 2015 amid high tensions as the party of former president Laurent Gbagbo boycotted the poll.

UN considers drone surveillance for I Coast

2013-04-18 13:11

The UN is considering deploying drone surveillance planes over the Ivory Coast to patrol its border regions as it gradually cuts back its peacekeeping force on the ground.

I Coast wants UN drone border surveillance

2013-04-17 10:06

Ivory Coast has asked the UN to monitor its border with Liberia with drones to make up for the expected decline in the global body’s presence in that country.

Ivory Coast exhuming mass graves

2013-04-04 18:03

Ivory Coast has begun exhuming mass graves dug after the 2010 election.

Gbagbo's party to boycott elections

2013-03-22 22:10

The party of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo will boycott elections in April after accusing the government of fixing the date for the polls without proper consultation.

Ghana's Turkson faces criticism abroad

2013-03-07 12:49

Ghana's Peter Turson, one of Africa's two candidates considered eligible to become the next pope, has earned respect as a peacemaker at home, but faces criticism abroad over a controversial video.

Gbagbo lawyer says he is a scapegoat

2013-02-20 21:14

A lawyer for former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has told International Criminal Court judges that prosecutors are making him a "scapegoat" for deadly violence that erupted after 2010 elections.

Tear gas used on pro-Gbagbo protest

2013-02-16 14:05

Police have fired tear gas to disperse a banned protest in the economic capital of the Ivory Coast by supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo.

Ivorian sets himself alight in Rome

2013-02-14 14:44

An immigrant from Ivory Coast has set himself on fire in Rome airport after receiving a deportation order, sparking panic among passengers in the busy terminal, a report says.

Tanker, crew hijacked off I Coast freed

2013-02-06 15:22

A French company that had one of its diesel tankers and a crew of 17 sailors hijacked off Ivory Coast says its vessel and workers are now free.

Ghana extradites ex-military chief to I Coast

2013-02-05 17:34

Ghana has arrested and extradited Major Jean-Noel, a key figure in Ivory Coast’s security services under ousted president Laurent Gbagbo, an Ivorian security official says.

French tanker hijacked by pirates

2013-02-04 10:25

The International Maritime Bureau says that a French-owned oil tanker that went missing off the Ivory Coast over the weekend is believed to have been hijacked by pirates.

Tanker seized off Ivory Coast released

2013-01-22 22:44

Gunmen who hijacked an oil tanker last week near Ivory Coast's port of Abidjan have released it after taking the cargo.

Pirates seize oil tanker in Ivory Coast

2013-01-21 16:16

Armed men have hijacked a tanker carrying 5 000 tons of oil from an Ivory Coast port and taken it off the coast of Ghana, though its precise whereabouts are known.

30 000 displaced in Mali fighting

2013-01-15 08:59

An estimated 30 000 people may have been displaced by fighting in central and northern Mali since Islamist insurgents suddenly started moving south last week, the UN says.

IMF: I Coast on track, but could do more

2013-01-09 12:52

Ivory Coast has put its economy on track but could achieve more if it addresses governance challenges, the managing director of the IMF says.

Ivory Coast New Year's death toll rises

2013-01-04 21:03

Ivory Coast's health minister has said the death toll in the New Year's stampede has risen to 64.

Rihanna, Chris paid $10m for private gig

2013-01-02 21:43

Rihanna and Chris Brown were reportedly paid $10m to perform at a private New Year's Eve gig off the Ivory Coast.

Chris Brown at 'African Grammys' with Rihanna

2012-12-30 22:11

US rapper Chris Brown arrived with singer Rihanna in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan, where he was due to perform at an African music awards show.

Liberia seeks to extradite 7 'mercenaries'

2012-12-27 13:02

Justice Ministry officials in the West African nation of Liberia say they're asking a court to sign off on extraditing seven alleged mercenaries to Ivory Coast.

Date set for Gbagbo pre-trial hearing

2012-12-17 14:07

Judges at the ICC are set to hold a hearing in February to decide whether evidence against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is strong enough to put him on trial for crimes against humanity.

Sall mediates Ivorian reconciliation bids

2012-12-14 16:01

Senegalese President Macky Sall has met Ivory Coast’s main opposition party in Dakar in a bid to mediate stalled reconciliation efforts after deadly poll violence last year, his office says.

Gbagbo hearing urgent - ICC judge

2012-12-11 22:31

A hearing to decide if ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo should go on trial for crimes against humanity, allegedly committed in the west African country, should be held without further delay.

 

Gbagbo's wife in hospital

2013-05-02 21:47

The detained ex-Ivory Coast president's wife Simone Gbagbo is in hospital.

Low turnout for I Coast local polls

2013-04-22 10:43

Ivorians have turned out in low numbers for local elections, seen as a test of stability in the west African nation in a poll boycotted by former president Laurent Gbagbo.

UN urges 'calm' vote in tense Ivory Coast

2013-04-19 22:22

The United Nations has called for local elections in Ivory Coast to take place in a calm atmosphere following skirmishes in the run-up to a vote seen as a test of the nation's stability.

I Coast tension alarms president's party

2013-04-18 10:48

The party of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has voiced concern over growing political tension ahead of local polls meant to cement post-conflict stabilisation.

Ivory Coast's Ouattara to rule by decree

2013-04-10 20:34

Ivory Coast's parliament has granted President Alassane Ouattara the power to take decisions concerning the economy by decree this year, giving him a free hand to implement programmes.

UN halts Ivorian refugee returns

2013-03-28 19:33

The United Nations refugee agency in Liberia has halted its voluntary repatriation programme for displaced Ivorians because of growing violence at the countries' volatile border.

6 killed in Ivory Coast attack

2013-03-14 19:17

At least six people, including two soldiers, have been killed when an armed group attacked a village in western Ivory Coast, an officer of the Republican Army.

Gbagbo tells ICC he fought for democracy

2013-03-01 08:56

Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has told the ICC which is weighing whether to charge him with crimes against humanity that he had always been pro-democracy.

Ex-I Coast leader faces charges at ICC

2013-02-19 11:47

ICC prosecutors are laying out evidence they say proves that former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is guilty of crimes including murder in the violent aftermath of his country’s disputed 20120 presidential polls.

I Coast court frees former Gbagbo aide

2013-02-14 16:05

An Ivory Coast court has ordered that the jailed deputy leader of the party of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo be freed but restricted to his home region for one year, a judicial source says.

Africa's candidate for pope 'a peacemaker'

2013-02-13 07:45

Ghana's Peter Turkson, seen by some as Africa's top candidate to become the next pope, has served as a peacemaker and left what his supporters call a lasting impact on his nation's development.

Randgold: Tax proposal off table for now

2013-02-04 19:16

Ivory Coast is no longer considering a proposed windfall tax on gold mines and will instead focus on adjusting royalties, says the head of Randgold Resources.

Ivory Coast - slow justice

2013-01-30 18:57

Ivory Coast's government has displayed a "lack of impartiality" by not pursuing specific perpetrators of 2010-11 post election violence.

Hijackers release Nigerian oil tanker

2013-01-22 19:53

An oil tanker hijacked in Ivorian waters carrying 5 000 tonnes of fuel has been released after taking the cargo, says the ship owner.

Ghana arrests Charles Ble Goude

2013-01-17 22:17

Authorities in Ghana have arrested Charles Ble Goude, accused of serious crimes in Ivory Coast.

I Coast returns stampede bodies to families

2013-01-10 09:00

An Ivory Coast official says the government has begun handing over the bodies of those killed in a New Year’s stampede to their families.

Stampede report blames poor security

2013-01-06 12:03

The investigation into a stampede that killed 63 people during New Year celebrations in Abidjan blames an insufficient security deployment as well as a number of anomalies near the scene of the tragedy.

Stampede survivors blame barricades

2013-01-02 22:27

Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast have said that barricades stopped them from moving along a main boulevard, causing the crush of people.

60 die in Ivory Coast stampede

2013-01-01 14:50

At least 60 people have been crushed to death in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan overnight after a New Year's Eve fireworks display.

Chris Brown headlining 'African Grammys'

2012-12-29 21:20

Abidjan was the capital of African music as the Ivorian metropolis hosted the Kora Awards to recognise the continent's best artists, with American rapper and heartthrob Chris Brown headlining the event.

I Coast frees 9 Gbagbo allies on bail

2012-12-21 10:49

Ivory Coast's judiciary has agreed to release on bail nine aides of ousted former president Laurent Gbagbo who had been detained since 2011 in the aftermath of a deadly post-poll crisis.

Attack on I Coast army checkpoint kills 2

2012-12-17 12:48

Ivory Coast's military says gunmen have attacked an army checkpoint not far from the country’s largest city, killing two soldiers.

ICC says it may try Gbagbo

2012-12-12 21:55

The International Criminal Court has ruled it has jurisdiction to try former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, currently in custody at The Hague, on charges of crimes against humanity.

Ivory Coast urges UN force for Mali

2012-12-11 12:59

Ivory Coast has urged the UN Security Council to approve "n the coming days", an international force to confront extremist groups in northern Mali.

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