Christophe Koffi

Côte d’Ivoire was under an arms embargo on Tuesday after a unanimous vote in the United Nations Security Council aiming to quell a new wave of unrest that has convulsed the West African state and sent thousands of foreigners fleeing. The country’s northern rebels, meanwhile, were preparing a march towards Abidjan.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki was on Tuesday to meet his C&ocirc;te d’Ivoire counterpart Laurent Gbagbo, hoping to ease tensions after a weekend of violence that has evoked fears of a return to the conflict that has split the West African state for two years.
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ELEPHANTS are seen as a fundamental part of west Africa’s cultural heritage, but their numbers have dwindled so fast that they risk soon being consigned to memory, conservation experts have warned. Conservationists from 12 west African countries made a strong call for an all-out offensive against elephant poaching as they wound up a three-day conference […]