AU presses Sudan, South Sudan to seal deal by Aug 2
July 15th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 15 (IANS) A day after the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan met here, the 54-nation African Union Sunday asked both countries to honour the Aug 2 ... Read more...
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Clinton to visit Africa
January 14th, 2012 - 9:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) US State Secretary Hillary Clinton will start her four-nation Africa tour next week, the State Department announced Friday.Her visit to Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo and Cape ... Read more...
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India evacuates 44 more from Abidjan
April 18th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India has airlifted another group of 44 of its nationals and two Nepalese Sunday from Abidjan, the capital of Cote d'Ivoire, as tensions remained high ... Read more...
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Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo under house arrest
April 13th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Abidjan, Apr 13 (ANI): Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has been placed under house arrest, said President Alassane Ouattara's Government.Gbagbo, who claimed victory in the November presidential run-off and ... Read more...
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66 Indians evacuated from Cote d’Ivoire
April 13th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Amid intensifying violence in the West African nation of Cote d'Ivoire, 66 Indian nationals, including 11 women and 12 children, were Tuesday safely evacuated from ... Read more...
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Obama welcomes end of Gbagbo’s ‘illegitimate claim to power’ in Ivory Coast
April 12th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 12(ANI): United States President Barack Obama has welcomed the "decisive turn" of events in the Ivory Coast and the end of former President Laurent Gbagbo's "illegitimate claim to power" ... Read more...
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Ex-Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo to face legal proceedings
April 12th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12(ANI): Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo will face legal proceedings, the country's internationally recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, has said.Ouattara said that "legal proceedings will be launched against Laurent Gbagbo, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh peacekeeper shot at in Ivory Coast
April 12th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 12 (IANS) A cleric who was part of a Bangladeshi peacekeeping contingent under the UN has died of a heart attack and a physician has been shot at ... Read more...
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Obama hails ‘decisive turn of events’ in Cote d’Ivoire
April 12th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 12 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has welcomed the "decisive turn of events" in Cote d'Ivoire, as former president Laurent Gbagbo was detained Monday following a four-months ... Read more...
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Legal proceedings against Gbagbo in Cote d’Ivoire
April 12th, 2011 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Abidjan, April 12 (IANS) Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognised president of Cote d'Ivoire, has said legal proceedings against the arrested ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, his wife and allies will be carried ... Read more...
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Heavy firing heard near Ivory Coast president’s house
April 6th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Abidjan, April 6 (IANS) Firing from heavy weapons was heard near the residence of Cote d'Ivoire's besieged President Laurent Gbagbo, who has been confined to a bunker by rival forces ... Read more...
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Pro-president forces launch offensive in Cote d’Ivoire
March 13th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Abidjan, March 12 (IANS) West African country Cote d'Ivoire's political crisis escalated Saturday as forces loyal to incumbent Laurent Gbagbo attacked the strongholds of his presidential rival Alassane Ouattara in ... Read more...
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Ivory Coast on brink of civil war as security forces kill seven female peace marchers
March 4th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Yamoussoukro, Mar 4 (ANI): Seven women have been killed in Ivory Coast's commercial capital, Abidjan, when security forces opened fired at peace protestors, with many analysts saying that the country could come ... Read more...
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Ouattara supporters take control of Côte d’Ivoire embassy in Paris
December 28th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- Supporters of president-elect Alassane Ouattara have taken control of the Côte d'Ivoire embassy in Paris until the ambassador designated by Ouattara arrives to the facility, the Le Monde ... Read more...
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Leadership Election Results Still Unannounced In Ivory Coast
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:56 am ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The electoral commission in Ivory Coast failed to announce the first batch of results of the leadership elections yet again. People on the streets of Abidjan ... Read more...
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