Ivory Coast

Gbagbo Sets Sight On 2025 Elections, Pushes For Amnesty

Gbagbo Sets Sight On 2025 Elections, Pushes For Amnesty

August 13, 2022 2:50 am

The President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara last week lifted the shadow of a jail sentence over his erstwhile bitter political rival Laurent Gbagbo, however, the measure may only go a short way toward lowering the political temperature as the former President now has his eyes fixed on future ambitions.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Gbagbo returned home last year following a battle at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague that resulted in his acquittal on war crimes charges. Gbagbo formerly engaged in a brief but brutal presidential battle with Ouattara.

Since then, Ouattara has welcomed …

Togo Wades-In To Resolve Mali, Ivory Coast Soldiers Dispute

Togo Wades-In To Resolve Mali, Ivory Coast Soldiers Dispute

July 29, 2022 5:18 am

High-powered delegations from Mali and Ivory Coast met yesterday with Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe who has now taken the position of mediating a dispute over the arrest of 49 Ivorian soldiers in Bamako.

President Gnassingbe met separately with the delegations in the presidential palace in the capital Lome, the sources said.

Meanwhile, the Togolese presidency did not publish any statement on the meeting as at the time of filing this report.

The togolese president was requested to mediate the conflict by Mali’s military junta in July.

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Togo’s Foreign Minister Robert …

Ivory Coast To Splash $430m In Campaign Against Jihadism

June 28, 2022 5:26 am

Ivory Coast on Tuesday revealed that it would spend around $430 million in a three-year campaign which would be geared towards supporting young people in border regions at risk from Sahel jihadists.

The Youth Minister of Mamadou Toure who spoke to reporters said; ‘As part of the fight against vulnerability in northern areas, particularly the six regions bordering Burkina Faso and Mali, the government has launched an ambitious programme of integration and infrastructure for education and health’.

‘The cost amounts to ‘405 million euros,’ he added.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Gulf of Guinea country has …

Supporters Cheer As Gbagbo Returns To Ivory Coast

Supporters Cheer As Gbagbo Returns To Ivory Coast

June 18, 2021 2:37 am

The former President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, has returned home after nearly a decade overseas during which was cleared of crimes against humanity.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that hundreds of cheering supporters greeted Gbagbo at Abidjan airport.

Earlier, police fired tear gas to disperse crowds who had gathered on the main road nearby.

Read Also: Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo ‘Free To Return’ – Ouattara

Gbagbo’s refusal to step down after losing an election in 2010 sparked a brief civil war in which 3,000 died.

His backers say his return will help reconciliation efforts in Ivory Coast.

It …

Ivory Coast PM In France For Medical Treatment

Ivory Coast PM In France For Medical Treatment

May 14, 2021 8:08 am

Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Patrick Achi is reportedly in France for medical treatment after suffering intestinal bleeding, sources close to his office revealed yesterday.

The 65 old Achi has been in France for three days and is set to return home on Friday, the sources told reporters under the condition of anonymity.

Ivorian authorities have released no information on the trip and have not responded to requests by AFP.

Achi, a veteran government figure close to President Alassane Ouattara, is the West African country’s third prime minister in the past year after his two predecessors died.

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Ivory Coast Leader Urges Peace As He Files Candidacy For Elections

Ivory Coast Leader Urges Peace As He Files Candidacy For Elections

August 25, 2020 1:57 pm

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara called for peace after clashes that have claimed at least eight lives as he filed his candidacy on Monday for elections less than three months away.

Clashes broke out after Ouattara, who initially said he would not stand again, changed his mind following the sudden death of prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, his anointed successor.

“I know I can count on all my fellow citizens to ensure that this election is peaceful and that Ivorians can make their choice in peace, without violence,” Ouattara said as he left the headquarters of the Independent Electoral Commission …

Ivory Coast Leader Urges Peace As He Files Candidacy For Elections

Ivory Coast Former President, Ex-Rebel Rejected In Election Bid

August 24, 2020 11:45 am

Ivory Coast election authorities rejected appeals by former President Laurent Gbagbo and former rebel leader Guillaume Soro to be allowed to run in the country’s October election, an official said Friday.

President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to contest a third term in October has already triggered outrage among opposition and civil society groups, who labelled it a “coup” that risked triggering chaos.

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Gbagbo and Soro had appealed to the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) against a decision to not include them in electoral lists for the ballot.

“The decisions have been posted …

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