Cȏte d'Ivoire

Amnesty urges Ivory Coast to ‘stop stifling protests’ ahead of polls

Abidjan – Amnesty International on Thursday called on authorities in Ivory Coast to end a crackdown on opposition protests... Read more

16 Oct

Cȏte d'Ivoire

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

Cȏte d'Ivoire

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

Cȏte d'Ivoire

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

Cȏte d'Ivoire

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

Cȏte d'Ivoire

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

Cȏte d'Ivoire

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

Burkina Faso

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

Cȏte d'Ivoire

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

Cȏte d'Ivoire

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