January 22, 2012
Cote d'Ivoire/Sudan: Drogba Delivers Win Against Unexpectedly Strong Sudan
It took a while to get going but in the end African Nations Cup favourites Cote d'Ivoire got themselves off to a winning start albeit without much conviction on the second day of… Read more »
January 21, 2012
Cote d'Ivoire/Sudan: Elephants Open Campaign for Title Under Close Scrutiny
The dominant role of Didier Drogba and his ability to spur on yet another Cote d'Ivoire challenge on the African Nations Cup will come under scrutiny on Sunday. Read more »
January 18, 2012
Africa: Exciting Air of Uncertainty Hangs Over Africa's Premier Soccer Festival
Bereft of some of the continent's top performing teams, the latest edition of the African Nations Cup finals has an exciting air of uncertainty about it. Read more »
August 26, 2011
West Africa: Four Presidents Ask Business to Back Democracy with Investment - and Make Money
Four heads of state from French-speaking West Africa appeared before the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) membership last month to appeal for American support for the democracies,… Read more »
May 20, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Of Saviours, God and Domination
The history of Côte d’Ivoire is marked internally by successive ethnic dominations. In 1960, following the end of colonisation by France, Félix… Read more »
May 18, 2011
Africa: West Has Taken Sides in Libyan 'Civil War,' Says Annan
Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan believes the Western coalition fighting Libya's Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi has "crossed a line" and is now "fighting on one side… Read more »
May 16, 2011
Africa: World Marginalizes Continent in Quest for Democracy, Says Mbeki
Popular uprisings in North Africa have given a boost to democratization across the continent, but the world has marginalized Africa in the handling of recent crises in the… Read more »
April 12, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Search Begins for Lasting Peace
Now that the capture of Laurent Gbagbo seems to have removed the main threat to stability in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), vital questions arise about how to attain lasting peace,… Read more »
April 11, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Should Not Receive 'Golden Exile'
Now that Cote d'Ivoire's Laurent Gbagbo has been detained in Abidjan after a four-month stand-off that brought the nation to full-scale war, the incumbent president should be held… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Arrested, Now in Ouattara's Custody
Cote d'Ivoire's besieged leader, Laurent Gbagbo, has been detained and is now in the custody of the administration run by the internationally recognized president, Alassane… Read more »
April 10, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Forces Launch 'Renewed Assault' - U.S.
Forces loyal to former president Laurent Gbagbo have launched a "renewed assault" against those of the internationally-recognized leader of Cote d'Ivoire, Allasane Ouattara, the… Read more »
April 09, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: 'I Won't Go!'
A public invective at the African Union heads of state panel (By Laurent Gbagbo, rightful ruler of South Ivory Coast):Jamais! I'll have the same thing Kibaki and Mugabe are having,… Read more »
April 06, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Sick, Wounded, Hungry Stranded in Homes
As the political stalemate drags on in Cote d'Ivoire, the humanitarian situation in the countryside and in the main city, Abidjan, continues to deteriorate. In Abidjan, especially,… Read more »
April 04, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: French, UN Forces Attack Gbagbo Strongholds
United Nations helicopter gunships on Monday fired on two military camps, the presidential palace and the home of outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo in Cote d'Ivoire's main city… Read more »
April 02, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Call for a Halt to Violence Against Civilians
As fighting in Cote d'Ivoire's main city, Abidjan, entered its third day on Saturday, France and internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara called on fighters to halt… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Red Cross Says 800 Killed in Duekoue
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says at least 800 people were killed in the western town of Duekoue earlier this week in what appeared to be inter-ethnic… Read more »
April 01, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Forces Besiege Gbagbo's Palace
Military forces loyal to the internationally recognized Ivorian president, Allasane Ouattara, were laying siege to the presidential palace in Abidjan on Friday, news agencies… Read more »
March 31, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Chaos in Abidjan, Fighting Near Gbagbo's Residence
Looting broke out in various parts of Abidjan late Thursday as chaos spread with the arrival of forces backing internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara while the… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Army Chief Defects
Embattled Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo's army chief of staff has sought refuge at the residence of South Africa's envoy in Cote d'Ivoire. Read more »
March 30, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Pro-Ouattara Fighters Seize Capital
Fighters loyal to Cote d'Ivoire's internationally-recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, have seized control of the nation's capital, Yamoussoukro, representing a key victory in… Read more »
March 25, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: 'Close to Civil War' in Abidjan - French Envoy
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 »
March 21, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Will A Unity Govt Resolve Nation's Crisis?
Côte d'Ivoire is on the brink of civil war. Its president since 2000, Laurent Gbagbo, is refusing to cede power to Allasane Ouattara, the putative winner of elections last… Read more »
March 17, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: 'Everyone Was Running'
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 »
March 15, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Threatens Peace, Economic Progress, Says Top U.S. Official
Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo is "an ongoing threat" to peace and economic progress in his country and must step aside, says Johnnie Carson, the top United States official dealing… Read more »
Africa: Obama Will Promote 'Strong Democratic Agenda' - Top U.S. Official
Popular uprisings in north Africa and elsewhere, and elections in many countries, are giving democracy new prominence across Africa. Read more »