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The Hague – Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday told the International Criminal Court, which is weighing whether to charge him with crimes against humanity, that he had always been pro-democracy. “All my life, I fought for democracy,” … read more »
Laurent Gbagbo, the first former head of state to appear before the International Criminal Court, attended a pre-trial hearing today on charges of crimes against humanity. The former Ivorian leader, wearing a dark blue suit and a light blue tie, … read more »
Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana Chief among the many challenges that confront the African continent are three evils that African thinkers and intellectuals must urgently find durable solutions to—The vicious scramble for Africa’s oil, diamonds and other rich pickings by Western countries … read more »
The International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant Thursday for the Ivory Coast’s former first lady, accusing her of crimes against humanity in the aftermath of her husband’s election defeat in 2010. It says that Simone Gbagbo, wife of Laurent … read more »
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara dissolved his government in a surprise move on Wednesday, citing a lack of solidarity within his coalition cabinet. Ouattara became president in the West African state after beating incumbent Laurent Gbagbo in a 2010 run-off … read more »
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ivory Coast officials say that fighters who backed former president Laurent Gbagbo have infiltrated refugee camps in Ghana and are accused of attacking security bases back in Ivory Coast. Human rights groups say the presence of … read more »
Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, who stands accused of multiple war crimes, is well enough to stand trial, judges at the International Criminal Court ruled on Friday. But they also warned that his fragile mental health required close monitoring and … read more »
It is almost predictable. Soon, angry, red-eyed Arab youths will be on the move again. Not that the great trek for them has ended anyway, but this time they will fill squares in the Arab world to commemorate the second … read more »
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Abidjan – A new report from UN experts accuses exiled allies of Ivory Coast’s former president of trying to recruit Islamist rebels who took control of the northern half of neighbouring Mali in a campaign to destabilise the volatile West … read more »
Moses Kofi Yahaya Over the last two decades under the auspices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Ghana has hosted thousands of refugees fleeing from its war ravaged neighbors, Liberia and Ivory Coast. But a troubling trend … read more »
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The new president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, began an African tour Tuesday with a call to Ivory Coast to “choose peace” in order to foster economic growth. Kim, 52, a Korean-American physician and anthropologist, took up his … read more »
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ABIDJAN: Ghana has arrested a top ally of Ivory Coast’s former President Laurent Gbagbo after weeks of deadly attacks on Ivorian police and military installations, officials from the two neighboring West African countries said yesterday. Gbagbo is awaiting trial at … read more »
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Hamed Bakayoko told Radio France International (RFI) he believed the attackers received their orders from Gbagbo loyalists in neighbouring Ghana. One assailant was also killed in the gun battle on Monday in the Riviera district of Abidjan, the main city. … read more »
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The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to extend the mandate for the U.N. peacekeeping operation in Ivory Coast for another year, while expressing its concern about the country’s security situation. The Security Council, in its resolution extending the … read more »
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(AP) — An angry mob of some 300 people stormed a U.N.-guarded refugee camp in Ivory Coast Friday, looting the shelters, burning them down and killing at least five of the refugees, according to officials. About 90 percent of the … read more »
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Tazoacha Asonganyi KANGSEN FEKA WAKAI: Cameroon’s former minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, currently under detention for corruption related charges, has recently published a series of letters, which continue to animate the public sphere. Professor Asonganyi, you were Secretary General … read more »
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The Hague – Gambia’s Fatou Bensouda was sworn in on Friday as the International Criminal Court’s new chief prosecutor, saying she was ready to lead the fight against the world’s worst war criminals. “I, Fatou Bensouda, solemnly undertake that I … read more »
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Fatou Bensouda, Hague, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kony, Laurent Gbagbo, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Omar al-Bashir
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In Ivory Coast, a member of former President Laurent Gbagbo’s party says the foiled coup attempt announced by President Alassane Ouattara’s government is a figment of their imagination. Tcheide Jean Gervais, treasurer for former President Gbagbo’s Popular Front Party, told … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Gbagbo, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Laurent Gbagbo, Togo, United Nations
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Authorities in Ivory Coast have discovered and prevented a plot to overthrow the government organised by exiled military officers and a close advisor to former President Laurent Gbagbo, the interior minister said late on Tuesday.ccr The minister, Hamed Bakayoko, said … read more »
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Liberia’s foreign minister says his country will take every measure to ensure there is peace in neighboring Ivory Coast, after Liberia closed its border between the two nations. The closing followed Friday’s killing of seven United Nations peacekeepers and eight … read more »
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After a year in office, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is betting a rapid revival of the West African nation’s economy will help heal lingering divisions following a decade of political deadlock and armed conflict. The results so far have … read more »
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Warlord Charles Taylor Caged! After 420 days of trial (over nearly four years), 115 witness, over 50,000 pages of testimony, and 1,520 exhibits, Charles Taylor, warlord-turned-president of Liberia, was found guilty on 11 counts by the U.N. Special Court for … read more »
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Amsterdam – Prosecutors have demanded an 80-year jail term for former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who last week was convicted of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, before a sentencing decision that is expected to set a precedent. Taylor’s sentencing, … read more »
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Abidjan – Six people were killed in an overnight attack on a village in Ivory Coast’s restive south-west bordering Liberia, a military source said on Wednesday. “The attack staged at night in the village of Sakre claimed six lives,” said … read more »
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Duekoue – Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara headed to the western town of Duekoue on Monday, the scene of the worst killings during the post-election crisis. Ouattara’s visit to Duekoue comes at the end of a three-day trip to the … read more »
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Abidjan – The lawyer for Ivory Coast’s firebrand ex-first lady Simone Gbagbo, Rodrigue Dadje, has been charged with threatening national security and jailed, a colleague said Wednesday. Gbagbo, who was seen as a formidable power-broker before her husband Laurent was … read more »
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Last week I had an opportunity to address a town hall meeting in Seattle sponsored by the Ethiopian Public Forum in Seattle (EPFS), a civil society organization dedicated to promoting broad dialogue, debate and discussion on Ethiopia’s future. I was … read more »
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Mali’s neighbours threatened on Tuesday to use sanctions and a readiness to use military force to dislodge the army leaders behind last week’s coup, urging them to quickly hand back power to civilian rulers. A summit of the West African … read more »
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Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s president Alassane Ouattara took the crucial post of defence minister in a new government which was unveiled on Tuesday. Prime Minister Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio will also serve as justice minister in the new cabinet, the presidency said … read more »
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam Mahatma Gandhi first formulated the iron law of history for dictators: “There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall – think of it, always.” … read more »
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