May 17

• Court Halts Extradition Proceedings

  New Dawn

  The Criminal Court "B" at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has halted the extradition proceedings of eight Ivoirians and summoned City Court Magistrate Nelson B. Chinneh to show... Read more »

May 15

• Five Ivoirians Arrested

  New Dawn

  The Ministry of Agriculture is reported to have arrested five Ivoirian crewmen, impounding their fishing canoes after they violated Liberia's fishery laws in its territorial... Read more »

May 10

• Simone Gbagbo Sent Back to Detention Centre in Cote d'Ivoire

  Leadership

  Simone Gbagbo, wife of former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo has been sent back to detention in the northern part of the Country. A presidential source said she was escorted... Read more »

• The French, the UN and the Ivory Coast [opinion]

  Pambazuka

  With the violent overthrow of democratically elected President Gbagbo, Ivory Coast has reverted to its old status of a French colony in fact. The hands of French, Western and UN... Read more »

• Ivorian Musical Group Tours Cameroon

  Cameroon Tribune

  Museba, the Ivoiro-Congolese musician, presented her maiden single, 'Bom Bom Bom' at a press conference in Yaounde on May 6, 2013. Read more »

• Quattara Honours Elephants, Doles Out 5m CFA to Players

  Vanguard

  The Ivorian President, Alassane Quattara,in Abidjan on Wednesday, conferred national honours on members of the victorious Elephants, winners of the 2013 Under 17 Africa Nations... Read more »

May 9

• Extradition Trial for Ivorians Resumes

  New Democrat

  After failing in several legal proceedings to extradict eight Ivorians charged with multiple crimes in their homeland, state prosecutors yesterday finally succeeded in setting the... Read more »

May 8

• Mercenaries Face Extradition Hearing

  New Dawn

  The Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has granted the Liberian Government's motion to hear an extradition proceeding of eight Ivorian nationals accused of... Read more »

• Newspaper Publisher Freed After More Than a Year in Detention [press release]

  Reporters sans Frontières

  Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that newspaper publisher Ousmane Sy Savané was finally released on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day, after being held for just... Read more »

• UN Independent Expert Stresses Need for Justice to Aid Reconciliation in Côte d'Ivoire

  UN News

  Justice is a key element of the reconciliation process in Côte d'Ivoire, a United Nations independent expert stressed today, and called on the Government to strengthen the... Read more »

May 7

• Ivorian Court Jails Two Pro-Quattara Soldiers for Murder

  Premium Times

  The Ivorian Court in Abidjan on Friday sentenced two members of the Republican Force of Cote d'Ivoire (FRCI) to a total of 17 years imprisonment for murder. Read more »

May 4

• A Long Road Ahead for Justice in Côte d'Ivoire [analysis]

  IRIN

  Wary of a backlash, Côte d'Ivoire's government has hesitated to charge its own supporters of crimes committed during the 2010-2011 poll violence, something that has raised... Read more »

May 1

• 22nd Ordinary Session of MRU Heads of State and Government Ends in Monrovia

  Liberia Govt

  The Heads of State and Government of the Mano River Union (MRU), at its 22nd Ordinary Session, have endorsed recommendations of its Union Ministerial Council (UMC), including the... Read more »

April 30

• Ivorians Snub Government

  IPS

  Last week's local elections in Côte d'Ivoire were supposed to be a contest between members of the current governing coalition. But in municipal races, independent candidates... Read more »

• Ex-Rebels Control Cote d'Ivoire

  New Democrat

  United Nations experts monitoring sanctions on Ivory Coast say rebels who helped bring President Alassane Ouattara to power are not only commanding the nation's armed forces but... Read more »

• MRU Countries Want Roads Connectivity

  New Dawn

  Sierra Leonean Minister of State, Finance and Economic Development, Alhaji Foday Mansaray, has called for road network among the four Mano River Union (MRU) countries, Guinea,... Read more »

April 29

• Border Explosive

  New Democrat

  Military experts say Ivorian soldiers manning the Liberian border with Côte d'Ivoire's are ill-equipped and do not have even radio to combat insurgents, something they say... Read more »

• Young Super Eagles in the Footsteps of Their Elders

  Africa Top Sports

  Twice winners of the U-17 Football Africa Cup of Nations (2001 and 2007), Nigerians cadets are in the footsteps of their elders, triple winners of Seniors Afcon. Read more »

• Gambia Takes Gold Abidjan Grand Prix, Ecowas Championship

  The Point

  Gambian athletes have continued their dominance on the tracks across the region in recent meetings. Read more »

• Eaglets Lose to Cote d' Ivoire On Penalties

  Daily Trust

  The Baby Elephants of Cote d' Ivoire won their first African U-17 title after a 5-4 penalty shoot victory over the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria in the final of CAF U-17 Morocco... Read more »

April 28

• UN Report Highlights Link Between Ruling Party and Cote d'Ivoire's Gbagbo

  Sudan Tribune

  A report released by a United Nations commission this week said it has identified thousands of ammunition rounds produced in Sudan that were used by forces loyal to former Ivory... Read more »

• Cote d' Ivoire Beat Nigeria to Lift First CAF U-17 Title

  CAF

  The Baby Elephants of Cote d' Ivoire won their first African U-17 title after a 5-4 penalty shoot victory over The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria in the final of CAF U-17 Morocco... Read more »

April 27

• Nigeria and Cote d' Ivoire Clash in the CAF U-17 Final

  CAF

  The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria face Cote d' Ivoire in the final match of CAF U-17 Morocco Telecom Championship to be played in Marrakech on Saturday. Cote d' Ivore is the only team... Read more »

April 26

• Calls for Côte d'Ivoire Government to Tackle Unrest in West

  IRIN

  After recent attacks in Côte d'Ivoire's volatile western region in which more than a dozen people were killed, the authorities announced new security measures, but observers... Read more »

• UN Security Council Extends Arms Embargo On Cote d'Ivoire

  UN News

  Maintaining that Cote d'Ivoire was still vulnerable to instability fuelled by available weapons, the United Nations Security Council today extended its arms embargo on the West... Read more »