September 29, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: Rebels Advance South, France Offers Logistical Help
As West African leaders prepare to meet in Ghana on Sunday to discuss the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, the former colonial power, France offered logistical help to the embattled… Read more »
September 25, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: French Troops Reach Trapped Schoolchildren, Burkina Denies Coup Involvement
Seven straight days after the start of a military revolt in Cote dIvoire, French troops have moved to rescue 200 foreign schoolchildren and staff trapped at the International… Read more »
September 24, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: Fresh Fighting In Bouake
Reports Tuesday from Bouake, the second largest city in Cote d'Ivoire, said there were gun battles between loyalist government troops and mutinous soldiers, who seized the town… Read more »
September 22, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: Mutineers Offered Talks, French Send in Troops
The government in Cote dIvoire announced on state television Saturday night that 270 people had been killed since an attempted coup on Thursday, with another 300 wounded in the… Read more »
September 04, 2002
Africa: WSSD in Johannesburg Ends on Uncertain Note
AllAfrica's Akwe Amosu watched on Wednesday in Johannesburg as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the delegates at the World Summit on Sustainable Development and the… Read more »
August 27, 2002
Africa: 'Mac Attack' Produces Famine Aid
Stung by sharp attacks on its new "McAfrika" sandwich, McDonald's of Norway has agreed to print and distribute information about the famine in Southern Africa. Read more »