Cote d'Ivoire News

“De vengence en vengence, l'Afrique a tombA© dans la dA©chA©ance”

That veteran African reggae star Alpha Blondy is back with a new album, Jah Victory - a nod to his 1982 debut Jah Glory - is a clear sign that things are going more smoothly in his country. via Montreal Gazette

While much of the world is fighting to clamp down on the use of non-biodegradable bags, from Europe to Asia, Ivory Coast has not joined the drive. via The Taipei Times

“We're very concerned about our operations.”

One person died as Ivorian demonstrators confronted riot police Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has cancelled custom duties after a second day of violent protests against rising food costs. via BBC

One person has been killed and several others injured in protests against rising prices of food in Ivory Coast. via Voice of America

“We have called on the government many times [to do something] but we have the impression that no-one wants to give a response on this issue”

At least a dozen protestors were wounded during several hours of clashes with police on 31 March as they demanded government action to curb food prices. via AllAfrica.com

“We're working here to be able to feed our families, despite the risk of illness”

They may be the scourge of cityscapes and the countryside and the bane of environmentalists, but discarded plastic bags have spawned a growing and lucrative cottage industry in Ivory Coast. via XtraMSN Real Estate

“The signals coming from both the government and military leaders are not at all clear”

ABIDJAN, 25 March 2008 - Two towns in western Cote d'Ivoire have been shut off by two days of riots by disgruntled Ivorian soldiers. via IRIN

“A comrade was killed at his home last night by thieves. Angry soldiers started to shoot in the air early this morning, which has brought the town to a standstill”

D OZENS of soldiers yesterday shot their guns in the air and took to the streets of Duekoue in western Cote d'Ivoire after robbers killed one of their comrades, a police officer in the volatile town said. via Guardian Newspapers

“We do not have any other way of surviving.”

Reunification is bogged down in Cote d'Ivoire because many of the roads and trading routes are still blocked by rebel and government forces shaking down travellers for profit ABIDJAN, 21 March 2008 - More than ... via IRIN News

President Thabo Mbeki will on Wednesday 19 March in Cape Town, host President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d' Ivoire for bilateral discussions to discuss the current situation in Cote d' Ivoire. via Independent Online

The Kenyan parliament voted overwhelmingly here Tuesday for a constitutional amendment in a historic exercise that will legalise the for m ation of a coalition government in line with a power-sharing deal ... via Panapress

“This is the first time I've sent post. I hope it'll get there”

Posting an airmail letter with football-themed stamps at a post office in northern Ivory Coast, Nogo Dissea feels life may be looking up. via The Boston Globe

Karan Rastogi got off to a positive start by registering an easy straight set victory at the USD 15000 ITF men's event in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. via Hindustan Times

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“The rankings are now very well established and provide us with a credible and succinct way of seeding teams for the Rugby World Cup pool draw”

Story by THE PUNTER Publication Date: 3/4/2008 Kenya Rugby Football Union chairman Richard Omwela says he will push for Kenya to host the Africa Zone qualifiers for the next Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai, ... via Daily Nation

“The total increase corresponds to an increase of 23,000 cases detected”

ABIDJAN, 4 March 2008 - Tuberculosis infections in C te d'Ivoire increased 9 percent between 2006 and 2008, and almost 10 percent of the cases were multidrug resistant, according to new World Health ... via IRIN News

“The French military presence in Africa is still grounded in agreements reached just after the end of colonialism, some 50 years ago!”

French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a renegotiation of all French military accords with African nations Thursday, arguing his country no longer had a "policing" role to play on the continent. via The Tocqueville Connection

An exhibition exclusively displaying Iranian products and industrial equipment has kicked off in the West African state of Ivory Coast, PressTV reported. via IranMania News

“Instead, we are forced to consume water of poor quality and nobody is worried about it”

ABIDJAN, 28 February 2008 - A third of Abidjan's inhabitants have had no drinking water for over a month and many have taken to the streets to vent their anger. via IRIN News

BOUNA, 21 February 2008 - Some 172 cases of meningitis have been reported in Cote d'Ivoire and 44 deaths since the beginning of January, but with only 400,000 vaccines available for the one million people at ... via IRIN