Countries Ivory Coast troops held in Mali charged Bamako – Dozens of Ivorian soldiers held in Mali and accused of being mercenaries have been charged with attempting... Read more 15 Aug, 2022
Countries Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo pushes for amnesty with eye on 2025 vote Abidjan – President Alassane Ouattara last week lifted the shadow of a jail sentence over his erstwhile bitter rival... Read more 13 Aug, 2022
Countries Mali wants ‘compensation’ for releasing Ivorian troops Bamako – Mali has linked the return of political dissidents living in the Ivory Coast with the release of... Read more 11 Aug, 2022
Countries Ivory Coast president Ouattara pardons predecessor Gbagbo Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced on Saturday that he had pardoned his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, who... Read more 7 Aug, 2022
Countries Ivory Coast says freeing detained troops in Mali ‘could take time’ Abidjan – Talks on bringing home 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali are ongoing but any result “could take... Read more 4 Aug, 2022
Countries Mali orders foreign forces out of airport base after Ivory Coast dispute Bamako – Mali has ordered a private airline to evict foreign soldiers, including UN troops, from its Bamako airport... Read more 3 Aug, 2022
Countries Togo mediates in Mali, Ivory Coast soldiers dispute Lome – Delegations from Mali and Ivory Coast met on Thursday with Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe who is mediating... Read more 29 Jul, 2022
Business Ivory Coast announces new oil, gas discovery Abidjan – Ivory Coast reported a fresh discovery of offshore oil and natural gas by Italian firm Eni on... Read more 28 Jul, 2022
Countries Ivory Coast denies plan to destabilise Mali after soldiers held Pretoria – Ivory Coast’s president on Friday dismissed any suggestion that his country sought to destabilise Mali, after a... Read more 23 Jul, 2022
Countries Mali seeks Togo mediation on detained Ivory Coast soldiers Bamako – Mali’s military junta on Monday called for Togo to mediate in its dispute over the 49 Ivorian... Read more 19 Jul, 2022