Guillaume Soro resigns as rebel party leader in Ivory Coast
Guillaume Soro, the Prime Minister of the West African State of Ivory Coast, has resigned as party head to focus on organising long-delayed presidential elections. The sudden resignation may fuel speculation that Soro may be polishing his political image for a presidential bid when he reaches the minimum age required by the constitution. In Ivory [...]
Interior Minister faces graft inquiry in Ivory Coast
An inquiry into corruption allegations against Interior Minister Desire Tagro, has been opened in Ivory Coast by the country’s public prosecutor. It is expected that the case will take around a month to complete. The country’s President, Laurent Gbagbo, ordered the investigation, following accusations voiced in the local press that Tagro, a close ally to [...]
Didier Drogba is African Footballer of the Year
The Chelsea football club striker, Didier Drogba, who is also Captain of the Ivory Coast National football team has been named African Footballer of the Year. Drogba, who has been having a successful season, scored five goals as Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 World Cup and also scored for Chelsea in the FA Cup [...]
CPJ: Ivory Coast’s Suspension of France 24 is Politicized
New York, February 24, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about politically motivated censorship in Ivory Coast after authorities banned international French broadcaster France 24 on Monday on bogus allegations of unprofessionalism over coverage of political unrest in the West African nation. Speaking to Reuters today, Frank Anderson Kouassi, the president of Ivory Coast’s [...]
Chaos in Ivory Coast as Protesters Resort To Looting and Vandalism
In the Ivory Coast city of Bouake, hundreds of protesters marched through the city center, setting fire to cars, smashing up shops and looting a local government administrative office. This comes amidst the backdrop of President Laurent Gbagbo dissolving the government and the electoral commission one week after a row over voter registration. A group [...]
Compensation at Risk as Ivory Coast Toxic Victims Differ on Payment
$45 million in compensation is at stake, intended for about 30,000 victims of an oil-based sludge dumped off the coast of Abidjan, the Ivory Coast’s capital, in 2006 as thousands of victims of one of the worst toxic dumping scandals in years could lose their hard-won settlement because of disagreement on payment disbursement amongst victim [...]
Elections in Ivory Coast to Be Postponed Again
The delay in the publication of the provisional voters list in Ivory Coast may cause elections planned for November 29 to be postponed. There are fears that scrambling to make the November deadline will result in a flawed vote. The elections which have been planned since 2005 have been postponed several times as attempts are [...]
