Ivory Coast

  • Dec 15, 2006
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2007: Polls challenge West African stability

Despite expectations of sustained economic growth, West Africa is likely to face significant...

  • Dec 13, 2006
  • 1 min read

IVORY COAST: Alleged coup plot will bolster Gbagbo

The Ivorian army yesterday said that it had thwarted a coup plot that entailed the assassination...

Ivory Coast
  • Nov 21, 2006
  • 7 min read

GHANA/WEST AFRICA: State-run cocoa sector has edge

Ghana's cocoa industry regulator, Cocobod, said at the weekend that it does not intend to...

West Africa
  • Nov 2, 2006
  • 1 min read

IVORY COAST: UN resolution will fail to curb president

The UN Security Council adopted a modified resolution yesterday, extending the transitional...

Ivory Coast
  • Oct 24, 2006
  • 2 min read

IVORY COAST: UN effort to bolster PM risks instability

France circulated a draft UN resolution yesterday which would shift significant powers to Prime...

Ivory Coast
  • Oct 18, 2006
  • 2 min read

IVORY COAST: AU extends Gbagbo's mandate, with limits

The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council yesterday approved extending the mandates of...

Ivory Coast
  • Oct 6, 2006
  • 2 min read

WEST AFRICA: No Ivorian breakthrough at ECOWAS summit

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meets today in Nigeria, with discussion...

West Africa
  • Sep 29, 2006
  • 7 min read

WEST AFRICA: Peace and security dominate ECOWAS agenda

ECOWAS is the most complex and self-contained of Africa's regional integration organisations but...

West Africa