December 1

• Cote d'Ivoire: France Signs Major Aid Deal

  France agreed on a major deal for economic aid towards the development of Côte d'Ivoire, despite worries surrounding the ability of Abidjan to end its hostilities surrounding... Read more »

November 16

• Cote d'Ivoire: Disagreement in Govt Led to Dissolution

  Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara dropped a bombshell on Wednesday when he declared that the government would be dissolved. Read more »

November 15

• Cote d'Ivoire: Ouatarra Dissolves Govt

  The Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has dissolved his cabinet. The Jeannot Ahoussou Kouadio-led cabinet was formed in March 2011. It is not yet known when a new government will... Read more »

October 15

• West Africa: Riot Stops Play as Côte d'Ivoire Beats Senegal in Afcon Qualifier

  A riot erupted at Dakar's football stadium on Saturday as Senegal was eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations, losing two-nil to Côte d'Ivoire. Fires were started, stones... Read more »

July 26

• Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Thanks Hollande for Scrapping Côte d'Ivoire Debt

  Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday thanked France's François Hollande for the cancellation of his country's debt to France at a meeting in Paris.... Read more »

June 13

• Africa: Israel Rounds Up African Migrants

  Israeli officials have begun forcibly rounding up immigrants from South Sudan and the Côte d'Ivoire in order to start deporting them on Sunday. Read more »

June 6

• Africa: Eritreans Firebombed in Israel

  Violence against African immigrants in Israel spiked once more as an apartment housing 10 Eritrean asylum-seekers was firebombed on Monday. Read more »

June 5

• Africa: Israeli Government Deports 25,000 After Racist Protests

  Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the "swift deportation" of 25,000 so-called illegal immigrants after demonstrations targeting immigrants in Tel Aviv. Read more »

February 13

• Zambia/Cote d'Ivoire: CAN - Copper Bullets Shoot Down the Elephants [column]

  That it was the chronicle of a victory foretold. On paper Côte d'Ivoire are Africa 's top ranked team. But they were up against a Zambia side powered by the souls of 18... Read more »

February 11

• Cote d'Ivoire: Our Experience Will Win Can, Says Coach François Zahoui

  Of the two coaches leading their teams into the final, François Zahoui is the more inexperienced. At 51, this is his first Africa Cup of Nations while his Zambia... Read more »

February 9

• Cote d'Ivoire/Ghana: Team Already Have the Championship Glow

  That Ghana need to find a decent striker to replace Asamoah Gyan when he is not on top form. The Al-Ain attacker has been a disappointment during the Africa Cup of Nations. To... Read more »

February 2

• Africa: Continent's Football Teams Head for Showdown

  After nearly two weeks of skirmishes, we're down to the final eight. Read more »

January 31

• Cote d'Ivoire: Don't Change the Goalie

  Côte d'Ivoire coach François Zahoui has an abundance of talent at his disposal. He omitted Gervinho and Didier Drogba for the game against Angola . And still the... Read more »

January 27

• Sudan/Cote d'Ivoire: CAN - Côte d'Ivoire Don't Disappoint, Team Suprises

  The second round of games in Group B at CAN showed Côte d'Ivoire live up to their reputation but Gervinho could do better. Plus what have Sudan got in common with London's... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Signs New Deal to Keep French Troops in Country

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Côte d'Ivoire counterpart Alassane Ouatarra have signed a joint security agreement which will keep French troops in the country, but... Read more »

January 25

• Cote d'Ivoire: President Ouattara to Sign Military Accord On Paris Visit

  Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara starts a three-day visit to France on Wednesday. The trip, during which he will sign a security accord with Paris, is seen as... Read more »

January 19

• Africa: Who Will Deliver, Surprise At Africa Cup of Nations

  Football fans all over Africa will be willing on their national teams as they face each other at the African Cup of Nations in Gabon. Read more »

January 13

• Cote d'Ivoire: Skeleton Not That of Franco-Canadian Journalist Kieffer

  A skeleton exhumed in Côte d'Ivoire and sent to France for DNA tests is not that of Franco-Canadian journalist Guy-André Kieffer, examining magistrate Patrick... Read more »

January 9

• Cote d'Ivoire: Skeleton Found May Be Missing Franco-Canadian Journalist

  French forensic scientists are to carry out tests on the DNA of a skeleton found in Côte d'Ivoire on Friday to see if it is that of Franco-Canadian journalist... Read more »

December 14, 2011

• Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Party Headed for Majority in Parliament

  The party of Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara looks set for victory in Sunday's parliamentary election but may face problems with its closest political ally, Henri... Read more »

December 11, 2011

• Cote d'Ivoire: Low Turnout in First Post-Gbagbo Poll

  There was a low turnout Sunday in Côte d'Ivoire's first general election after the ousting of former president Laurent Gbagbo, whose supporters boycotted the poll. Read more »

November 30, 2011

• Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Arrives At International Criminal Court

  The ex-president of Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday to face charges of crimes against humanity. He will... Read more »

November 19, 2011

• Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo's Son Challenges House Arrest in French Court

  The son of Côte d'Ivoire's deposed president Laurent Gbagbo is to challenge his detention in the French courts. Read more »

October 3, 2011

• Cote d'Ivoire: Hague Prosecutor to Investigate Election Violence

  The Hague-based International Criminal Court has given prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo the go-ahead to investigate atrocities committed after disputed elections in Côte... Read more »

September 29, 2011

• Cote d'Ivoire: Speaker Calls for Reconciliation

  The speaker of Côte d'Ivoire's parliament, Mamadou Koulibaly, called on Thursday for reconciliation talks between President Alassane Ouattara and his predecessors, Laurent... Read more »