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October 29
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Cote d'Ivoire: Inspiring Young Ivorians to Swap Weapons for Footballs
It's been over a year since the post-electoral crisis in Ivory Coast, but thousands of ex-combatants still hold onto weapons and ammunition. Tired of waiting for various... Read more »
September 24
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Cote d'Ivoire: Scrap Yard Metalworkers Get Creative
Like all major cities, especially in Africa, Abidjan struggles with waste management. But at a famous dumpsite for car wrecks in the Ivorian capital, young and proud mechanics,... Read more »
September 3
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Cote d'Ivoire: 'Young Ivorians, Be Aware'
Armed with nothing more than his creativity, multi-talented Ivorian artist Pokou has embraced a mission as 'conscience raiser for the youth'. He claims this role with an absolute... Read more »
July 28
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Cote d'Ivoire: Evicted Rastafarians in Village Feel Cheated
Rastafarians in the Ivorian town Port-Bou are determined to fight what they consider to be an unjust eviction, after their 'Rasta village' was demolished early July. The... Read more »
July 24
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Cote d'Ivoire: Making Sense of Côte d'Ivoire (Part 2) [analysis]
This second article in a two-part series asks who or what may be responsible for the destruction in Duékoué. The key may well be found in this question: who has the... Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Making Sense of Côte d'Ivoire [analysis]
Events in Duékoué show that Côte d'Ivoire's political problems are far from over. Read more »
July 16
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Cote d'Ivoire: Taking Sides - Reporting From a Polarised Country [opinion]
RNW has a network of correspondents around the world. Some of these journalists work in countries where press freedom is severely restricted. In our summer series 'The limits of... Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Taking Sides - Reporting From a Polarized Country
RNW has a network of correspondents around the world. Some of these journalists work in countries where press freedom is severely restricted. In our summer series 'The limits of... Read more »
June 25
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Cote d'Ivoire: Girl Power, With a Paintbrush in Hand
Aminata, Ouly and Awa are all students at the Nord school complex. But the preadolescent girls have something else in common: the nickname 'last in class'. Not much longer. A... Read more »
June 18
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Cote d'Ivoire: Shopping At the Ivorian Market - With the Click of a Mouse
Fabrice Amoah desperately wants a new mobile phone, but can't afford one. A few years ago, the 26-year-old Ivorian would have had to patiently save up until he had enough money for... Read more »
June 12
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Cote d'Ivoire: Peacekeepers - The Debate Continues
The deadly ambush that killed seven United Nations peacekeepers in a town in the south-western part of Ivory Coast has revived the debate on the presence of these forces in the... Read more »
June 6
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Cote d'Ivoire: Miss Ivory Coast Pageant Loses Congeniality Points [analysis]
Despite its fancy prizes and big-name benefactors, the country's largest beauty pageant is losing popularity. In fact, the audience at the final round of Miss Côte d'Ivoire... Read more »
May 11
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Cote d'Ivoire: One Year Later...
Last month, Ivoirians across the country commemorated the first anniversary of former President Laurent Gbagbo's arrest. Although reconstruction efforts are beginning to bear... Read more »
April 16
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Cote d'Ivoire: In Abidjan, One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure
Pushing a makeshift cart constructed from wood scraps suspended on worn tyres, Séraphin Kapo goes door to door collecting household waste. Like most Ivoirians his age, he... Read more »
April 5
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Cote d'Ivoire: The Quest For Drinking Water
In some neighbourhoods in the city of Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, the quest for drinking water is often like an obstacle course - and operators of informal retail... Read more »
April 3
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Cote d'Ivoire: The Road
You whiz past it in fifteen seconds: Niambli, a village just outside the West-Ivorian town of Duékoué. But you need to stop to see this very strange sight: the road... Read more »
April 2
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Cote d'Ivoire: Discovering the 'Misunderstood' Rasta Village
As they had the feeling of being marginalised, they were pushed some fifteen years ago to leave the big city of Abidjan, to move further south, in the town of Port-Bouet, and... Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ocampo - 'Frustration Is When You Are a Victim in Darfur'
A year after the end of the conflict in Ivory Coast the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, gives an exclusive interview on the current... Read more »
January 31
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Cote d'Ivoire/Angola: Elephants, Angola in Top-of-Table Showdown
The seven goals scored by Ivory Coast and Angola in a previous Africa Cup of Nations encounter is not likely to be repeated when they meet Monday at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo. Read more »
January 27
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Calls for French Investment
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Friday urged French companies to resume investing in the west African country less than a year after his predecessor was ousted in a... Read more »
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Africa: Ivory Coast Reach African Cup Quarter-Finals
Ivory Coast became the second country after Equatorial Guinea to reach the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals thanks to a 2-0 win over Burkina Faso in Group B Thursday. Read more »
January 26
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Cote d'Ivoire: Country to Sign New Security Deal With France
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara was to sign a security agreement with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday, less than a year after French troops helped oust his... Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara to Sign New Security Deal With France
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara was to sign a security agreement with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday, less than a year after French troops helped oust his... Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: President Ouattara on State Visit to France
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara began a his first state visit to France on Wednesday, less than a year after French troops helped ouster his predecessor who now faces war... Read more »
January 24
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Cote d'Ivoire: Drogba Saves Team Blushes
Africa Cup of Nations favourites Ivory Coast won a tense Group B opener against Sudan here on Sunday, Didier Drogba earning the star-studded Elephants a 1-0 win. Read more »
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