Ivory Coast

  • Feb 17, 2011
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IVORY COAST: Foreign bank exodus gathers momentum

SGBCI, a subsidiary of Societe Generale, today suspended all banking activities in Ivory Coast,...

Ivory Coast
  • Feb 15, 2011
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IVORY COAST: Cocoa plays into presidential dispute

Lawyers acting for Ivory Coast's incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo today began a legal action in...

Ivory Coast
  • Feb 2, 2011
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AFRICA: Debt picture improves despite Ivorian default

On January 31, Ivory Coast fell into technical default on its 2.3 billion dollar Eurobond. A...

Africa
  • Jan 31, 2011
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IVORY COAST: Pressure on Gbagbo grows

The African Union (AU) is expected today to name a panel of five heads of state, which will be...

Ivory Coast
  • Jan 27, 2011
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IVORY COAST: Finances are key to resolving stand-off

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) condemned today the seizure of its branches in...

Ivory Coast
  • Jan 24, 2011
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IVORY COAST: Ouattara cocoa ban gambit could backfire

The nascent administration of President-elect Alassane Ouattara yesterday issued a month-long ban...

Ivory Coast
  • Jan 20, 2011
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IVORY COAST: Odinga mediation hits a wall

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the African Union (AU) appointed mediator in Ivory Coast's...

Ivory Coast
  • Jan 12, 2011
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IVORY COAST: Clashes illustrate pressure on Ouattara

Clashes between supporters of Alassane Ouattara, widely recognised as the victor in the November...

Ivory Coast