The Liberian government has partnered with an environmental group to launch a new effort at curbing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing – and so far, they’ve made arrests on three poaching vehicles. The Sea Shepherd organization has been patrolling the West African waters off Liberia for almost four weeks,…
The unrest in Cote d’Ivoire spread to the port city of San Pedro late Wednesday, where heavy gunfire was reported. Reuters reported residents near the city’s bus station had confirmed the shooting, which was the latest episode of unrest among the Ivorian military and government police forces. The uprising began…
The Ivorian defense minister and negotiating teams were released Saturday after a tense standoff in Bouaké, where efforts to reach an agreement with soldiers over pay and work conditions were punctuated by gunfire. The incidents, which began Friday, initially appeared similar to those in the past but escalated beyond Bouaké to what…
The city of Abidjan is investing in new passenger ferries as part of a plan to build sustainability into its urban transportation system. Damen Shipyards Group, based in the Netherlands, announced Monday that it has signed a contract with Société de Transport Lagunaire (STL) in Cote d’Ivoire to build 16…
By Karana Olivier, AT Contributing Author On Friday, former President Laurent Gbagbo’s Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) – the country’s main opposition party – and civil society actors organized a march in which thousands of men and women took to the streets in Abidjan to protest the proposal to introduce a new…
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Opposition leaders in Cote d’Ivoire called Friday for a boycott of the nation’s upcoming constitutional referendum, scheduled for October 30. At a press conference in Abidjan, Pascal Affi Nguessan called on all supporters of his Ivorian Popular Front and its coalition parties to boycott the vote, reinforcing the message opposition…
The African Union plans to send observers to Gabon, to assist the Consitutional Court with a recount of votes cast in last month’s disputed presidential election. The Peace and Security Council of the AU has asked for observers from other French-speaking nations to assist, the Mail & Guardian reports. The…
Laurent Gbagbo, Cote d’Ivoire’s former president, has pleaded “not guilty” on Thursday at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to four charges of crimes against humanity. Gbagbo and his close ally, Charles Blé Goudé, who was the youth and employment minister during Gbagbo’s administrations and was also the leader of the…
Cote d’Ivoire is gearing up for presidential elections set for tomorrow (October 25). The campaigning part of the election run up formally ended yesterday, with seven candidates running against incumbent President Alassane Dramane Ouattara. Ouattara was elected in 2010 but not without tension and violence. The then-president Laurent Gbagbo refused…