Côte d’Ivoire: Patrice Ouei asks to be heard by French justice
On April 15, the Paris Court of Assizes convicted a Belarusian mercenary and two Ivorian air force officers in the 2004 bombing of the French […]
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Bouake bombing trial: three defendants sentenced to life imprisonment
The verdict has just been rendered in the trial of the bombing of the French camp in Bouaké. After nearly three weeks of hearings, the […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Gunfire at military camps in Bouake
Heavy gunfire erupted at two military barracks in Côte d’Ivoire’s second largest city, Bouake, local media reported late on Tuesday. Early last year, Côte d’Ivoire […]
Côte d’Ivoire gets support from WB to develop secondary cities
The World Bank group has approved about $120 million to finance the Urban Development and Competitiveness of Secondary Cities (PIDUCAS) Infrastructure Project in Côte d’Ivoire. […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Rebellious soldiers seize control of second biggest city
Demobilized soldiers in Côte d’Ivoire have launched mutinies in the West-African nation’s largest city Bouaké, early on Monday, Reuters reports. The former rebels have erected […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Police Fires Teargas as Students Start Nationwide Strike
Security forces in Côte d’Ivoire on Monday, fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesting students as nationwide strikes intensified in the West-African nation. The […]
Côte d’Ivoire: President Fires Top Security Chiefs, PM Dissolves Gov’t
Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, on Monday fired three top security chiefs following a two-day mutiny by ex-rebels that brought him to power in the west-African […]
Soldiers’ Mutiny in Côte d’Ivoire Over
Mutinous soldiers in Côte d’Ivoire have released the country’s Defense Minister and other government officials after detaining them for about two hours in a standoff […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Moroccan Cimaf to launch new plant in Bouake
Moroccan continental cement giant Ciments de l’Afrique (Cimaf) is about to launch the construction of a new cement plant in Bouake; center Côte d’Ivoire, for […]
Côte d’Ivoire: ONUCI local staff protest for compensation
Local staff of the United Nations mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) hit streets on Thursday in Abidjan and Bouake to demand compensation for the non-renewal […]