Cote d'Ivoire: Peace Deal Runs Into Dead End

Two years after a peace deal ended the bloody five-year civil war in Côte d’Ivoire, the country is once again at risk of crumbling apart. Slowly recovering from… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Zambia: Host Team Crashes at New Soccer Tournament

The "Elephants" of Cote d'Ivoire are out of the African Nations Championship (Chan) after conceding a second defeat, this time at the hands of the "Taifa Stars" of Tanzania. (1-0) Read more »

Africa: Lively Dance Kicks Off New Soccer Tournament

The new African Nations Championship (CHAN) soccer tournament got off to a sober but colourful start in Abidjan on Sunday with the help of hundreds of artists of the Koteba dance… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Zambia: Mighty Zambians Defeat Elephants

The Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire, organisers of the inaugural African Nations Championship (Chan), lost their opening game in a 3-0 defeat by Zambia. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: One Million Children Get Life-Saving Mosquito Nets

Nothing But Nets, an initiative of the United Nations Foundation, aims to prevent malaria by providing free mosquito nets for children. In this guest blog, Adrianna Logalbo, deputy… Read more »

Africa: Soccer - Cameroon Knocked Out, Nigeria Prevails

Nigeria is the only African country in the soccer semi-finals of the Olympic Games after Cameroon's elimination by Brazil in the quarterfinals. Read more »

Africa: Continent's Soccer Teams Head for Quarterfinals

Africa's three men's soccer teams at the Beijing Olympics all made their way to the quarterfinals on Wednesday, confirming the continent's status as a major contender for gold in… Read more »

Africa: Top Soccer Teams Aim for Gold

African teams aimed high in the second round of Olympics soccer matches. Read more »

Somalia: UN Security Council Pushes Peace Process

The United Nations Security Council is beginning a 10-day, five-nation mission to Africa with a drive to support the Somali peace talks being held in neighbouring Djibouti. Read more »

Cameroon/Egypt: Lions Face Pharaohs in Soccer Final

The 2008 Cup of Nations final on Sunday will be played between Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions and Egypt’s Pharaohs. Read more »

Africa: High Stakes as Final Soccer Four Battle It Out

The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament is building to a climax as the top four teams contest the semifinals on Thursday night to the delight of fans across Africa. Read more »

Nigeria/Benin: Super Eagles Fly High, Malians Out

Nigeria's Super Eagles move to the Cup of Nations' quarterfinals after beating Benin 2-0 on Tuesday night, along with Côte d'Ivoire, who defeated Mali 3-0. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Benin: Elephants Win First Ticket to Quarterfinals

Côte d'Ivoire's Elephants qualified for the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals on Friday by winning their second straight victory, against Benin, 4 goals to 1. Their… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Nigeria: Elephants Start in High Gear

Côte d'Ivoire's national team set off on its quest for the African Cup of Nations on Monday night with a well-deserved win against Nigeria's  Super Eagles. Read more »

West Africa: Central Bank in Stalemate as Politics, Tradition Clash

A rift between heads of state of the eight-nation West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has left the bloc's central bank, BCEAO, with an interim governor for over two… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Hip Hop Artist Boobah Siddik Mixes Politics and Rhythm

Ivorian hip hop artist Boobah Siddik has been active in the hip hop community since he left West Africa in 1997 and headed for the U.S. For the past five years he has been… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Prime Minister Survives Rocket Attack

Three people were killed on Friday when Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro's plane was hit by a rocket. Soro survived the attack, said Forces Nouvelles, Soro's former… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Govt to Burn Weapons in 'Flames of Peace'

Prime Minister Guillaume Soro of Côte d'Ivoire wants to begin disarmament in the north of the country with a high-profile ceremony at which weapons would be burned in the… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: New Accord Signals Peace

In a nationwide address on Friday March 9, 2007, Ivoirian President Laurent Gbagbo profusely thanked his colleague from Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré for successfully… Read more »

Africa: Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt For the CAN Final

The Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire and the Pharaohs of Egypt will meet in the final of the 25th edition of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) in Egypt. The two countries beat Nigeria and… Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Condemns Leadership Transition in Togo, Outlines Foreign Policy Views in Annual Address

President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has condemned the leadership transition in Togo, warning that it should send a message to the people of Côte d'Ivoire on the urgency of… Read more »

Africa: Reporter Counters `Wrong-Headed' Notions About Conflict and Corruption

Howard French began writing about Africa in the early 1980s as a freelance journalist and professor based in Ivory Coast. After six years in West Africa, he took a permanent… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Former Rebels Return to the Government in Abidjan

The former rebel ministers in Cote d'Ivoire have ended their three month boycott of the coalition government in Abidjan. Now known as the New Forces, most of the ministers… Read more »

Mali: Malian Leader Still Hopeful for Ivory Coast Despite 'Complex Conflict,' Takes Swipe at Nepad

President Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali is the guest of honour at the 6th biennial conference of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), which opened in… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Chairman Kufuor Speaks on Faltering Ivorian Peace Talks

Cote d'Ivoire's prime minister, Seydou Diarra and former rebel-turned-information minister, Guillaume Soro, held talks in Accra with Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor on… Read more »