Topic: Abidjan

Africa Monitor The financial war in Ivory Coast: Five key questions answered

The real battle for the world's No. 1 cocoa producer isn't happening on the streets of the commercial capital, Abidjan. It's unfolding in bank corridors.
01/13/2011 12:02 pm

Aid workers rush to help Ivory Coast refugees flooding into Liberia

Refugees from the Ivory Coast have been streaming across the Liberian border at a rate of roughly 500 per day, according to the United Nations.
01/11/2011 01:19 pm

In Pictures Ivory Coast unrest

Africa Monitor What would it take to remove Ivory Coast's Gbagbo?

So far, international pressure has failed to convince incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to step down in Ivory Coast after he lost the Nov. 28 election by 8 percentage points.
01/11/2011 11:19 am

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African Union says diplomatic options remain in Ivory Coast

Despite threats from regional bloc ECOWAS that it would soon use force in Ivory Coast, leaders of the African Union said they will give mediation efforts more time.
01/05/2011 10:07 am

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Terrorism & Security As another diplomatic attempt in Ivory Coast fails, African forces weigh military action

Diplomatic options in Ivory Coast are running out after a group of African leaders failed to convince the incumbent president to step down and regional forces said they were beginning to discuss military strategies.
01/04/2011 08:56 am

Africa Monitor OPINION: US offer of asylum for Ivory Coast's Gbabgo reveals outdated foreign policy

The Obama administration's efforts to get incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to step down after a disputed Nov. 28 poll reflects an ossified view of African politics, writes guest blogger G. Pascal Zachary.
01/02/2011 09:56 am

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Terrorism & Security Britain says it will support military intervention in Ivory Coast

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that his country will support UN-sanctioned military intervention as fears of the tension devolving into genocide and civil war grow.
12/31/2010 08:37 am

'Genocide' in Ivory Coast: A real threat, or just politics?

Wednesday's 'genocide' warning from an ally of Ivory Coast President-elect Alassane Ouattara has enough elements of truth in it to worry observers.
12/30/2010 02:47 pm

Kenya's Odinga named to mediate Ivory Coast political crisis

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been named by the African Union to mediate Ivory Coast's political crisis and avert another civil war.
12/27/2010 12:40 pm

Gbagbo stands strong despite threats of military intervention in Ivory Coast

Security analysts say that despite talk of military intervention to oust Ivory Coast Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, an effective attempt by international forces is unlikely.
12/27/2010 09:33 am

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Ivory Coast opposition wants President Gbagbo ousted by force

Ivory Coast opposition leader and internationally recognized President-elect Alassane Ouattara urged international bodies to force Laurent Gbagbo from the presidency.
12/22/2010 03:54 pm

Death squads reemerge in Ivory Coast as president contests election results

So-called 'death squads' have reappeared in the Ivory Coast, terrorizing neighborhoods that voted for Alassane Ouattara over incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo.
12/20/2010 04:55 pm

Ivory Coast conflict deepens as protests mount over disputed elections

Military police loyal to Ivory Coast's incumbent President Gbagbo fired Thursday on opposition marchers supportive of Alassane Ouattara, who is widely acknowledged to have won the recent election. The death toll was more than a dozen.
12/16/2010 05:27 pm

Africa Monitor Thabo Mbeki arrives in Ivory Coast. Can he solve the crisis?

South Africa’s former president, Thabo Mbeki, arrived in the Ivory Coast Sunday to mediate a dispute over who won the Nov. 28 election.
12/05/2010 10:42 am

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Terrorism & Security Will voters accept Ivory Coast election results?

If the results of today's Ivory Coast election are disputed, many residents are concerned it could lead to bloodshed and unrest.
11/28/2010 02:26 pm

Tense Ivory Coast vote reveals a nation divided

Voters in the conflict-torn West African nation of Ivory Coast are choosing a new president today amid concerns of violence after political clashes caused at least six deaths in recent days.
11/28/2010 10:02 am

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