Gunshots and pillaging marred the first day of the Ouatarra era in Côte d’Ivoire’s main city, where residents cowered in fear after Gbagbo’s collapse.
An upsurge in fighting in Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday threatened diplomatic efforts to end a tug-of-war between rival claimants to the presidency.
Four African leaders met Côte d’Ivoire’s Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday to present proposals to end a deadly impasse with his rival.
Parts of Abidjan were under a curfew imposed by Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday.
At least two people died as Côte d’Ivoire forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday moved into an Abidjan bastion of his rival.
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/ 17 December 2010
Backers of Alassane Ouattara were set to march on Friday after bloody clashes erupted in Abidjan and central Côte d’Ivoire.
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/ 22 December 2009
Marguerite Abouet’s popular series of books, centred on the life of a young woman in a Côte d’Ivoire suburb, show an Africa far from stereotypes.