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Ouattara in Ivory Coast Working to Reunify Country
Newly sworn-in Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is trying to piece together a broken African nation that has been deeply divided since a heated political election led to violence. The…
174 Ivory Coast Residents Killed by Militia
According to the Ivory Coast Defense Ministry, at least 174 Ivory Coast residents were killed along the western coast by militias and Liberian mercenaries. The government of new President Alassane…
Ivory Coast Strongman Questioned over the Weekend
The African nation of Ivory Coast has begun to question their former strongman for the first time since he was detained on April 11th. Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down…
Ivory Coast New President to be Inaugurated in May
Ivory Coast’s new president Alassane Ouattara says he will be formally inaugurated May 21 in the country’s official capital, Yamoussoukro. Ouattara won the election last November over Ivory Coast strongman…
Ivory Coast Ruling Party Asking for a “National Reconcilliation”
Ivory Coast ruling party encouraged die-hard militants supporting strongman Laurent Gbagbo to lay down their arms over the weekend, calling for a national reconciliation. Pascal Affi N’Guessan read a declaration…
Ivory Coast Gbagbo Captured by French
Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo was captured by French forces and handed over to the rebels on Monday. A Gbagbo adviser in France said that French tanks forced their way…
Ivory Coast Gbagbo Refuses to Surrender
Ivory Coast’s current leader Laurent Gbagbo and his forces apparently offered to surrender in a ploy to buy time. Last week, three of Gbagbo’s top generals negotiated with the United…
Oattara’s Supporters Surround President’s Bunker
The supporters of Ivory Coast’s internationally recognized president have surrounded a bunker that is housing current president Laurent Gbagbo. Gbagbo remains defiant and refuses to leave despite airstrikes hammering his…
1,000 Dead in Ivory Coast Violence
In the Western nation of Africa—the Ivory Coast—violence increased over the past week. The nation has been on the brink of a civil war since the disputed November 28th elections. …
Ivory Coast Rebels Take Capital
The rebels supporting Alassane Ouattara, President Laurent Gbagbo’s rival and internationally recognized winner of last year’s disputed elections, seized control of the nation’s administrative capital on Wednesday. This largely symbolic…
Soccer Star Drogba Pleads for Peace in Home, Ivory Coast
After Ivory Coast’s win against Benin last Sunday in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers, the Chelsea striker Didier Drogba urged his home country to end their war. For those…
