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June 08
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Cote d'Ivoire: Why Gbagbo Should Stay a Bit More At the ICC
Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo is happy with this past week's ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC), reported his lawyer, Emmanuel Altit. Read more »
March 29
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Cote d'Ivoire: Registering Births Now Possible Via SMS
Approximately 66 percent of births in sub-Saharan Africa go unregistered, reports UNICEF. In Ivory Coast, however, mobile technology is offering an innovative way to bring that... Read more »
March 19
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Cote d'Ivoire: Saving an Endangered Species in Ivory Coast - the Book [analysis]
In Ivory Coast, music is forever a popular pastime, but these days books often get neglected. Yehni Djidji analyzes the causes of literary apathy and proposes ways to wake up... Read more »
March 05
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorians Not Buying Into Government Youth Fund
This past autumn, the Ivorian government set up the National Youth Fund (FNJ) intended to finance projects by young Ivorians. But despite all the media hype surrounding its launch,... Read more »
February 26
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Cote d'Ivoire: The Launch of Views On Gbagbo
Views on Gbagbo is RNW's newly launched platform to discuss the case of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo. The website will not only follow developments in Gbagbo's possible... Read more »
February 13
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast - a Familiar Refuge for Some Malians, but Not Home
Like many of their compatriots, Demba Koumbély and Amadou Sako fled Mali to escape the corporal punishment-inflicting jihadists who were advancing towards the south. Like... Read more »
February 08
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Cote d'Ivoire: New Scrutiny to Ivorian Judiciary As Gbagbo Allies Extradited
The extradition of high-level allies of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo from Ghana back to their home country, including a most recent one on 5 February, has brought... Read more »
January 15
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Cote d'Ivoire: Beating Abidjan's Traffic By Sending an SMS
Sick of Monday morning traffic? Or, for that matter, gridlock any other day? Thanks to CivRoute, a project initiated by four tech-savvy Ivorians, driving has become a more... Read more »
January 08
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Cote d'Ivoire: How to Define 'Youth' in Africa
Who is young and who is not? At what age does youth come to an end? In Ivory Coast, the concept of youth has become more than a matter of birthday. Instead, it's being marked by... Read more »
December 14, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Now They Both Wear the Pants - Family Code Revised [analysis]
In recent weeks, the project to reform Ivory Coast's family code has caused a stir across the country. Some people have even cited the revision of Article 58 as cause for the... Read more »
December 10, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: The Miracle of Gardening Without Soil
In Abidjan and its suburbs, front yards, backyards, garages and other open spaces in residential areas are being taken over by soil-less gardening. Not only does this new way of... Read more »
December 07, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: The Boom of the Ivorian Blogosphere
Last weekend in Abidjan, at the 4M conference about internet usage in sub-Saharan Africa, one thing was made clear: Ivory Coast's blogosphere is alive. And at this fifth edition of... Read more »
October 29, 2012
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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 23, 2012
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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 02, 2012
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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 27, 2012
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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, 2012
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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 »
July 23, 2012
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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 15, 2012
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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 22, 2012
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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 17, 2012
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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 11, 2012
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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 05, 2012
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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, 2012
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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 »
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