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June 25
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Liberia: Ivoirian Refugees Put Down Roots
Though Côte d'Ivoire has officially been at peace for over two years, many of the nearly 60,000 refugees who remain in Liberia are settling in for the long haul, citing... Read more »
June 13
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Cote d'Ivoire: Smuggling Devours Ivoirian Cashew Revenue
About a third of Côte d'Ivoire's cashew nuts are smuggled abroad every year, robbing the country of a valuable income stream. Read more »
May 03
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Cote d'Ivoire: A Long Road Ahead for Justice in Côte d'Ivoire [analysis]
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 »
April 25
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Cote d'Ivoire: Calls for Côte d'Ivoire Government to Tackle Unrest in West
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 »
April 16
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Awash in Weapons
Côte d'Ivoire's recent turbulence - including the ouster of president Henri Konan Bédié in 1999, a long-running insurgency and deadly poll unrest in 2011 - has... Read more »
March 22
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Cote d'Ivoire: Relief as Thousands Recognized As Ivoirian Citizens
Which of Côte d'Ivoire's 20 million inhabitants qualify as nationals is a question that has driven political debate and conflict here for many years, and one that came to the... Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Row Over Mass Naturalizations
Which of Côte d'Ivoire's 20 million inhabitants qualify as nationals is a question that has driven political debate and conflict here for many years, and one that came to the... Read more »
February 26
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Cote d'Ivoire: Rubber Squeezing Out Cassava Around Abidjan
Farmers near Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital, are abandoning cassava, a staple for many Ivoirians, and switching to natural rubber, a move which may jeopardize... Read more »
February 13
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Cocoa Farmers Certified and Satisfied
Tens of thousands of Côte d'Ivoire cocoa farmers are reducing pesticide use, curbing soil erosion and water contamination and at the same time boosting yields and income... Read more »
December 24, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Cotton Sector Rebounds After Political Crisis
Côte d'Ivoire's cotton industry is regaining momentum after being nearly decimated by a decade of political chaos and conflict. Farmers in the cotton-growing northern... Read more »
December 20, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Needs Top-Down Reconciliation
Responsibility for reconciling Côte d'Ivoire's divided society after years of conflict, rebellion and instability rests largely with its leaders, but long-running political... Read more »
December 04, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Marital Equality Law Sparks Controversy
The adoption by Côte d'Ivoire's parliament of a law on equality between legally married couples has sparked anger, especially among religious people. For them, this law will... Read more »
November 30, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Govt Returns to North
After almost a decade of rebel rule, northern Côte d'Ivoire is coming to terms with a new authority as the government of President Alassane Ouattara, who assumed power some... Read more »
November 07, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Cocoa Farmers Welcome State-Imposed Prices
Cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire, the world's largest producer, began the 2012-2013 season in October with a minimum price guaranteed by the state. This measure, part of the... Read more »
October 22, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Crackdown Sparks Rights Abuse Allegations
Since a spate of attacks on Côte d'Ivoire's army and police bases in August, several civilians have been rounded up, beaten and detained for ransom, say rights groups and... Read more »
October 17, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire - Facing Insecurity With Unreformed Army
Armed raids on military and police bases, a border post and other key installations in Côte d'Ivoire since August are deepening insecurity in a country struggling to forge a... Read more »
September 19, 2012
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West Africa: Stability Vital to Region
More than a year after civil unrest broke out in Burkina Faso, observers and analysts say despite some progress, and sustained support for President Blaise Compaoré, tension... Read more »
August 24, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Universities to Reopen After Political Unrest
When Côte d'Ivoire's five public universities reopen on 3 September, 61,000 students will arrive for the first time after almost two years since they were closed in the... Read more »
August 10, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Gunfire and Fear in Abidjan
A recent wave of armed attacks in Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, is lowering hopes of a steady return to security in a city that suffered some of the worst... Read more »
August 09, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Desperation After Last IDP Refuge Razed
On the morning of 20 July, after an attack that killed four people around Duékoué, a town in Côte d'Ivoire's turbulent west, a huge crowd surrounded the nearby... Read more »
August 03, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire - 'We Should Stop Killing Each Other' [analysis]
Dishes and cups scorched brown by flames, and ragged tarpaulin clinging to charred wooden frames litter Nahibly camp for the displaced in Duékoué, western Côte... Read more »
July 31, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: 'Enough Is Enough'
Hundreds of armed youths stormed Côte d'Ivoire's last camp for the displaced outside Duékoué city in the turbulent western region on 20 July. They killed at... Read more »
July 24, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Liberian Refugees' Future Uncertain
In July 2012 a cessation clause came into force, stripping the remaining Liberians of their refugee status as the UN declared that it has been six years since the conflict ended,... Read more »
July 20, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Hard Road to Reconciliation
A local human rights group estimates that around 200 supporters of ousted president Laurent Gbagbo have been detained, mostly in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Gbagbo, who is being... Read more »
July 19, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Dozo As Protector, Dozo As Assailant
They are dozos: a brotherhood of initiated traditional hunters renowned for their mystical powers, and to be found in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Mali. Read more »
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