Ivory Coast arrests 13 opposition activists on plotting charges
Abidjan – Ivory Coast has arrested 13 members of the leading opposition movement on plotting charges, their lawyer told... Read more
10 Oct
Ivory Coast bans rallies against opposition leaders’ election exclusion
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s government on Thursday said it was banning meetings and rallies protesting against the barring of... Read more
3 Oct
Two Ivory Coast opposition members arrested ahead of polls
Abidjan – Two leading members of the opposition party of Ivory Coast’s ex-president Laurent Gbagbo were arrested Tuesday and... Read more
1 Oct
Ivory Coast denies opposition kidnapping claims ahead of vote
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s public prosecutor on Thursday denied opposition claims of kidnappings and forced disappearances, after complaints of... Read more
19 Sep
Ivory Coast’s main opposition says will not boycott tense polls
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s main opposition party said Thursday it had no plans to boycott next month’s presidential election... Read more
12 Sep
Ivory Coast bars two top opposition leaders from presidential vote
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Monday barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO... Read more
9 Sep
Ivorian govt workers ‘kidnapped’ by Burkina volunteer force: sources
Abidjan – Six Ivorians working for a government refugee office have been “kidnapped” and taken over the border by... Read more
28 Aug
Watchdog demands Ivory Coast probe journalist’s handover to Benin
Abidjan – Reporters Without Borders on Monday urged Ivory Coast to launch an investigation into the “manifestly illegal extradition”... Read more
19 Aug
Ivory Coast opposition leader given poll blow over electoral roll
Abidjan – The leader of Ivory Coast’s main opposition party suffered a blow to his presidential hopes on Thursday... Read more
15 Aug
Several Ivory Coast opposition figures charged with ‘terrorist’ offences
Abidjan – Prosecutors in the Ivory Coast said Monday they have charged 11 people, including members of the opposition... Read more
12 Aug
