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Cocoa exports banned
Chocolate consumers in Europe have been warned that major cocoa companies are effectively providing Gbagbo of Côte d’Ivoire with money to buy weapons.
Life goes on in world’s smallest republic
The exuberant chatter that followed election night has all but disappeared.
Mbeki to help with Côte d’Ivoire peace process
South African President Thabo Mbeki headed to Côte d’Ivoire on Monday to meet with the president of the divided West African country and try to rescue its faltering peace…
Ivorian protesters warned to keep off streets
President Laurent Gbagbo has called on young militants and protesters to keep off the streets this weekend as tensions mount in the West African country over Gbagbo’s right to…
Unidentified attackers kill 41 in Côte d’Ivoire
Unidentified men armed with guns and knives attacked villagers in Côte d’Ivoire’s western cocoa-growing area, killing 41 people and injuring 64, officials said on Wednesday. The…
Côte d’Ivoire agrees on peace timetable
The government and rebel officials in Côte d’Ivoire have agreed on a new timetable to carry out a long-stalled peace plan in West Africa’s economic hub, South African President…
Wrack and ruin at Côte d’Ivoire zoo
Shivering monkeys huddle on a bare cement floor behind rust-scarred bars. Elephants, whose tusks lend civil-war divided Côte d’Ivoire its name, struggle in thick mud. A safety…