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Cote d'Ivoire:
'Close to Civil War' in Abidjan - French Envoy
allAfrica, 25 March 2011
Cote d'Ivoire faces a humanitarian tragedy, with aid access becoming increasingly difficult, hospitals and schools closing, law and order collapsing and casualties mounting,… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Up to 1 Million People Driven From Homes by Violence, UN Reports
UN News, 25 March 2011
As many as 1 million people have been driven from their homes in Côte d'Ivoire in the months-long turmoil stemming from the outgoing president's refusal to leave office, with… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Resolution to be Tabled at UN on Use of Force
Vanguard, 25 March 2011
Nigeria, backed by France, is set to table a draft UN resolution, which would authorise possible use of military force to stop attack against civilians in Cote d' Ivoire. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Ecowas Urges UN to Remove Gbagbo by Force
Leadership, 25 March 2011
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has, in its communiqué issued by its president Victor James Gbeho, after a two-day exhaustive session of the 39th… Read more »
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West Africa:
Open Letter to the UN Security Council on the Situation in Côte d'Ivoire
Crisis Group, 25 March 2011
Excellencies, Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Hundreds of Lives Lost Amidst Slow International Response
International Coalition of Civil Society Organizations, 25 March 2011
Greater measures to protect civilians and meet fundamental humanitarian needs in Ivory Coast are urgently needed, a coalition of 32 international and African civil society… Read more »
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West Africa:
Ecowas Condemns Rhetoric Against Regional Citizens in Cote d'Ivoire
Ecowas, 25 March 2011
The ECOWAS Commission has condemned the incendiary rhetoric against citizens of ECOWAS Member States in Cote d'Ivoire and reminded the leader of the Ivorian Popular Front and… Read more »
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West Africa:
Resolution of the Authority of Ecowas on the Situation in Cote d'Ivoire
Ecowas, 25 March 2011
The Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, meeting in Abuja from 23 to 24 March 2011 at its 39th Ordinary Summit; Read more »
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West Africa:
Ecowas Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Authority - Final Communique
Ecowas, 25 March 2011
1. The Thirty-ninth Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States was held in Abuja, Federal Republic of… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Death Toll From Post-Electoral Violence Rising, UN Reports
UN News, 24 March 2011
The death toll from the post-electoral violence that has gripped Côte d'Ivoire continues to rise, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the West African nation reported… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo Orders Power Cuts in North, Says Company
UNIRIN, 24 March 2011
Northern Côte d'Ivoire is without electricity after the government of Laurent Gbagbo, according to the electric company, ordered power cut off for the second time in less… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
U.S. Wants Peaceful Resolution of Crisis, Says Official
America.gov, 24 March 2011
The United States remains committed to finding a peaceful resolution to the presidential crisis that has gripped Côte d'Ivoire since the November 2010 elections, a State… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
UN Allocates U.S.$10 Million for Emergency Needs
UN News, 23 March 2011
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) today allocated $10.4 million to seven agencies working in Cote d'Ivoire to help meet the urgent humanitarian needs of… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Refugee Crisis Needs World's Attention, Says Oxfam
Oxfam, 23 March 2011
International agency Oxfam today welcomed the visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, to Liberia, as it called on the international community to pay greater… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Thousands Flee Abidjan As Violence Intensifies
UN News, 22 March 2011
Thousands of residents of Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, have been flocking to bus stations seeking transport out of the city fearing that an all-out war is in… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Women Brave Gunfire, Curfews to Feed Capital
UNIRIN, 17 March 2011
Vegetable seller Caroline Tibet recently lost about US$420 in aubergines, cassava and okra when gunfire broke out near the truck just loaded up with her goods near the town of… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
'Everyone Was Running'
allAfrica, 17 March 2011
A makeshift gate made of rope and rags hangs across the dirt road leading into Bahn Refugee Camp in Liberia. Inside, children play soccer as their parents cook beside their… Read more »
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Mauritania:
Nationals Fleeing Violence, Aided by International Organizations to Return Home
IOM, 15 March 2011
Mauritanian Migrants Fleeing Violence in Cote d'Ivoire Being Assisted Home by IOM - IOM is preparing to evacuate more than 400 Mauritanian migrants back home by bus after receiving… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
New Fighting Hampers UN Efforts to Aid Thousands Displaced
UN News, 15 March 2011
Insecurity and the resulting limited humanitarian access in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's largest city are compounding United Nations efforts to aid some of the 300,000 people… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Crisis Pummels Health, Rights, Livelihoods, UN Says
UNIRIN, 11 March 2011
Amid rampant killings and economic paralysis, residents in parts of Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital Abidjan are eating "whatever they can find", and have not worked in… Read more »
