EU tells Ivory Coast to brace for stricter cocoa laws
The eurozone hopes to ratify laws later this year to protect forests, curb child labour and end farmer poverty. The European Union on Friday urged the Ivory Coast to prepare for stricter cocoa laws that the body hopes to ratify later this year with the aim of protecting forests, curbing child labour and ending farmer […]
Ex-leader Gbagbo’s party ends boycott of Ivory Coast elections
The party of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo said it was ending a 10-year boycott of elections, a move coinciding with efforts to end a prolonged political crisis. “The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) … will take part in legislative elections” due in the first quarter of 2021, the party announced in a statement on […]
Ivory From Shipwreck Reveals Elephant Slaughter During Spice Trade
In 2008, workers searching for diamonds off the coast of Namibia found a different kind of treasure: hundreds of gold coins mixed with timber and other debris. They had stumbled upon Bom Jesus, a Portuguese trading vessel lost during a voyage to India in 1533. Among the 40 tons of cargo recovered from the sunken […]
Ouattara meets Bedie for talks on Ivory Coast election crisis #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has met his main political rival for talks on ending election-related violence that fuelled fears the country could plunge into civil conflict. The meeting on Wednesday, less than two weeks after Ouattara’s disputed re-election, come as the government updated the death toll from the recent unrest to 85. Ouattara, 78, […]
Clashes over Ivory Coast vote as neighbouring states urge talks #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Fighting erupted over President Alassane Ouattara’s re-election as West African nations and France called for talks to end tensions over his contested third term. More clashes broke out over Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s re-election as West African nations and France called for dialogue to end tensions over his contested third term. Ouattara secured the […]
Ivory Coast Constitutional Council confirms Ouattara re-election #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Despite opposition objections, President Alassane Ouattara’s win of a third term after disputed October 31 polls officially validated. Ivory Coast’s Constitutional Council has formally ratified President Alassane Ouattara’s re-election to a third term after a tense election that was marred by clashes and an opposition boycott. “Alassane Ouattara is proclaimed elected in the first round,” […]
Ivory Coast opposition leader arrested for rival government #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Ivorian prosecutors are pursuing ‘terrorism’ charges against more than a dozen opposition leaders who boycotted the October 31 vote. Ivory Coast opposition leader and former Prime Minister Pascal Affi N’Guessan was under arrest on Saturday for creating a rival government after President Alassane Ouattara’s election victory, his wife and a spokeswoman said. Ivorian prosecutors are […]
Ivory Coast: Ex-rebel leader asks army to mutiny, join opposition #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Guillaume Soro, a former PM who was blocked from running in presidential polls, calls on the military to disobey President Alassane Ouattara. An influential former rebel leader has told Ivory Coast’s army to mutiny and back a rival breakaway government in the wake of a contested presidential election that the opposition says was illegal. President […]
In Pictures: Standoff in Ivory Coast intensifies #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Tensions are high in Ivory Coast after President Alassane Ouattara was re-elected on Tuesday, with more than 40 people killed in clashes since August when he first announced he would run for a disputed third term. Two supporters of an Ivory Coast minister were killed in a clash near his home in the central town […]
Ivory Coast: Security forces surround homes of opposition leaders #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Security forces in Ivory Coast have surrounded the homes of opposition leaders after they rejected President Alassane Ouattara’s re-election and pledged to set up a “transitional government”. Ouattara, 78, won by a landslide in Saturday’s vote, which was boycotted by the opposition who said the incumbent’s bid for a third term was unconstitutional. While Ivory […]
Ivory Coast president claims landslide win, opposition cries foul #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Election commission says Alassane Ouattara, 78, garnered 94 percent of the votes amid opposition boycott of the polls. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has provisionally won a third term in office with 94.27 percent of the vote, the electoral commission announced, after a bitter election which sparked deadly violence and which opposition voters boycotted. “Thus […]
Ouattara’s election victory could risk Ivory Coast’s stability #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – As the plates of grilled chicken were left untouched, Abdoulaye Kouame decided to lock up his restaurant early. “All we want is a leader that can ensure peace and stability,” the 32-year-old chef said as he closed up. “If we can get someone to continue the path the country’s on, things […]
Ivory Coast: Ouattara cruises to win, opponents seek ‘transition’ #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Opposition leaders who called for a boycott ask supporters to mobilise as early results show incumbent on track to overwhelming victory. Opposition leaders in Ivory Coast have called for a “civilian transition” from President Alassane Ouattara’s government, as official results showed the incumbent taking a commanding early lead in his controversial bid to secure a […]
Tensions high as Ivory Coast votes in presidential polls #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
At least 30 killed in violence ahead of polls as President Ouattara seeks a third term in office. Ivory Coast is voting in tense election after an opposition boycott and clashes over President Alassane Ouattara’s contested attempt to secure a third term. At least 30 people have been killed in pre-election violence, evoking memories of […]
Ivory Coast presidential election: Who are the candidates? #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Ivory Coast’s Constitutional Council last month cleared four candidates to run in the country’s high-stakes election on October 31, whittling down an initial list of 44 presidential hopefuls. Among them, controversially, was incumbent President Alassane Ouattara. In power for a decade, the 78-year-old says constitutional amendments introduced in 2016 effectively reset the countdown clock on […]
Ivory Coast: Old political rivalries spark new fears of violence #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Millions of people in Ivory Coast on Saturday will cast ballots in a high-stakes election that, until recently, many had hoped would help usher in a new generation of leaders. Instead, due to a series of both expected and unexpected events, voters have witnessed the rerun of an old – and increasingly tense – political […]
Child labour rising in Ghana and Ivory Coast’s cocoa farms: Study #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Children doing hazardous work has gone up in the world’s top coca producers, a US government study found. The use of child labour has risen in cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast during the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, academics said on Monday, largely supporting earlier findings that were questioned by both states. The […]
Ethnic clashes in Ivory Coast opposition stronghold ahead of poll #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
House of presidential candidate N’Guessan burned down, several injured in Bongounou. The home of an opposition presidential candidate has been burned down during clashes in Ivory Coast on Saturday, two weeks before the presidential election. Violence began on Friday in Bongouanou, the stronghold of opposition candidate and former Prime Minister Pascal Affi N’Guessan, as residents […]