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• Fans Open Late Ivorian Singer DJ Arafat's Grave After Funeral

  

  Fans of the singer DJ Arafat opened his tomb and his coffin after his private funeral. The Ivorian star was killed following a motorbike accident in Abidjian on 12 August. ... Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire: Grieving Fans Open Late Ivorian Singer Dj Arafat's Grave Just After Funeral
  • Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Prepares to Say Goodbye to DJ Arafat

• Cote d'Ivoire to Reopen Border With Ghana

  

  More than two weeks after closing its border with Ghana over series of deadly attacks inside Cote d'Ivoire, the Ivorian govt has announced it will be reopening the border on ... Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire: Govt to Reopen Border With Ghana Following 2-Week Closure
  • Ghana: Guns Boom At Ivory Coast - Ghana Border

• UN Lifts Diamond Ban on Cote d' Ivoire

  

  The UN Security Council has voted to lift a ban on the importation of rough diamonds from Cote d' Ivoire. The council also amended its arms embargo on the country to allow for the ... Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire: Security Council Lifts Rough Diamond Ban, Tweaks Arms Embargo
  • Cote d'Ivoire: UN Lifts Diamond Export Embargo

• Obama Meets Four Francophone West African Leaders

  

  United States President Barack Obama Friday vowed the United States would remain the "stalwart partner" of democracies in Africa as he met with four leaders from French-speaking ... Read more »

  • West Africa: Four Presidents Ask Business to Back Democracy with Investment - and Make Money
  • Africa: Obama Backs Four Democratically-Elected West African Leaders

• Political Will Required to Combat Leading Killer Diseases - #NCDs

  

  Non-communicable diseases claim the most lives worldwide, and the impact across Africa is growing, as cancer, heart problems and diabetes spread. Experts attending the ... Read more »

  • Africa: Experts Examine How to Reduce Deaths from Major Killer Diseases (NCDs)

• The Ivorian Student Creating Culturally Relevant Emojis

  

  After learning how to create emojis through YouTube tutorials in 2017, O'Plerou Grebet, a digital artist and art student, dedicated everyday of 2018 to creating and posting a new ... Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire: Meet O'plerou Grebet, Creator of Culturally Relevant West African Emojis
  • Resource Document Guess the Emoji and Actual Meaning

• Cote d'Voire Opposes Gbagbo's Release by The Hague

  

  Former president Laurent Gbagbo was acquitted in February 2019, but remains on conditional release in Belgium pending determination of the prosecution's appeal of his acquittal. Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire: Govt Opposes Former President Gbagbo's Unconditional Release By ICC
  • Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo-Blé Goudé Trial - the Latest Decisions of the Appeals Chamber

• C�te d'Ivoire: Obama Joins Africa's Push for Peace

  

  President Laurent Gbagbo has rebuffed an offer by the United States to save face and become a respected elder statesman of Africa, choosing instead a "path to isolation" by ... Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire: Obama Joins African Leaders in Pressing Gbagbo to Step Aside
  • West Africa: Regional Leaders Tell Gbagbo to Step Down

• African Union Suspends C�te d'Ivoire

  

  The African Union has suspended Côte d'Ivoire until presidential challenger Alassane Ouattara assumes power. Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire: African Union Suspends Govt Over Gbagbo Power Grab

• Violence Spreading, Rights Deteriorating - UN

  The United Nations says violence has been spreading across Cote dÂ’Ivoire since disputed presidential elections in November, with rapes and other violations on the ... Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire: UN Challenges Gbagbo Over Search Orders
  • Cote d'Ivoire: Violence Spreading, Human Rights Deteriorating - UN