Cote d'Ivoire News

A one-day summit of Heads of State and Government of the Mano River Union gets underway Thursday in Monrovia, with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf chairing. via AllAfrica.com

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“Even when they [perpetrators] are caught, they are released straight away and their victims bump into them in the street”

Josette* remembers the "black day" on 19 September 2002, when the New Forces rebels, based in Bouake, Cote D'Ivoire, launched an insurrection against President Laurent Gbagbo's government, forcing thousands of ... via IRIN News

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C te d'Ivoire: The Reggae star IJahman preaches peace in Abidjan! IJahman Levi, the living figurehead of Reggae Music gave a high concert performance on Friday 2nd May 2008 at 'Palais de la Culture' in Abidjan, ... via Topics from 192 countries

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Ban lifted on Radio France Internationale relay Text of report by Ivorian TV on 6 May On 31 January 2008, the National Council of Audiovisual Communication [CNCA] suspended the broadcasts of Radio France ... via MT Shortwave Central

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“We managed to achieve an attendance rate of nearly 100 percent before the crisis, but now it is around 50 percent”

A straw hut in the courtyard of the Ariel Glaser Paediatric Centre in Bouake is filled with children of all ages playing or eating meals prepared by the centre's cook, all under the watchful eye of relatives. via IRIN News

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“Life is very expensive. Can't you see how 'dry' I am?”

Worldwide, the alarm is being sounded over an impending food crisis. Central American government leaders are in Nicaragua today to talk about the rising prices of basic foodstuffs. via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

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“You can be in prison but in your mind you are able to dream, to fly, to hope - they are humans and the prison is not the end of their lives - it's just a step.”

Inmates in Ivory Coast's main prison have been enjoying exclusive cinema screenings as part of the Abidjan International Festival of Short Film. via BBC

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S olution to African airlines' problem lies in the progressive, systematic and harmonised liberalisation of the air transport sector throughout Africa, as captured by the Yamoussoukro Decision of 1999. via Guardian Newspapers

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Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 02 May 2008 - 5:00 PDT Health care services, including HIV/AIDS services, in Cote d'Ivoire's rebel-controlled northern region are still unavailable in spite of an ... via Medical News Today

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“It is a rare botanical curiosity", says Dr Roland Bourdeix, who works with the Marc Delorne coconut research station outside Abidjan. "We have 150,000 palm trees in this research plantation and there is only one which has three heads like this.”

No buyers have come forward for the tree Scientists in Ivory Coast are trying to sell a rare multi-headed coconut tree for a million dollars. via BBC

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