Cote d'Ivoire:   Govt Urged to Assist ICC in Post-Election Violence Probe

AI London, 27 March 2012

It is time for the Côte d'Ivoire authorities to cooperate fully with an International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into human rights abuses following the disputed 2010… Read more »

Liberia:   Extradites 41 Ivoirians Suspected of Border Attacks

Heritage, 25 June 2012

The border between the two countries has seen a number of attacks resulting in at least 60 deaths. The Liberian government has extradited 41 Ivorians accused of trying to launch… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:  Making War in Côte d'Ivoire

ThinkAfricaPress, 29 May 2012

Anthropologist Mike McGovern unravels the historical and sociological dynamics underlying the Ivory Coast's politics and past conflicts. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Inquiry's Shortcuts Raise Red Flags

HRW, 23 February 2012

Côte d'Ivoire's national commission of inquiry investigating the 2010-2011 post-election violence should extend its mandate by six months to August 2012, Human Rights Watch… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Partisans of Former Leader Laurent Gbagbo Plead for the Release of Dignitaries of the Former Ruling Regime

U.S. Embassy Abidjan, 10 February 2012

According to an article in Fraternite Matin (p. 6), the Ivorian Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Hamed Bakayoko met yesterday with a delegation of partisans of former president… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Detention Conditions of Supporters of Former President Laurent Gbagbo

U.S. Embassy Abidjan, 9 February 2012

A front-page headline in Notre Voie claims that 15 pro-Gbagbo supporters are being detained at MACA, a prison in Abidjan, in "horrible" conditions. In the article (p. 2), the paper… Read more »

Kenya:   Local Lawyer Gets Call From the Gbagbo's

Nation, 26 December 2011

A Kenyan lawyer is likely to represent disgraced former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo who is facing charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court. Read more »