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Freedom under Ouattara? Three newspapers suspended in Ivory Coast
The government of Ivory Coast should immediately lift its suspensions on the circulations of three newspapers that published critical commentaries on the country’s five-month post-election…
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Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo taken into custody at ICC. Facing charges of murder, rape, persecution and inhuman acts
Gbagbo is the first former head of state taken into custody by the court since it was established in 2002
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Laurent Gbagbo’s party boycotts December legislative elections
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo’s party will boycott legislative elections set for next month, in protest at his continued detention and fears that insecurity will prevent a fair outcome, Ouretto said on Wednesday. Picture taken October 26, 2011.
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Confusion Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential Run-Off
In Liberia, there is confusion ahead of Tuesday’s presidential run-off election because the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) party appears unable to decide whether…
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Liberia opposition demands new election chief for run-off
MONROVIA — Liberia’s main opposition Congress for Democratic Change threatened Thursday to pull out of a presidential run-off poll if the head of the election…
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Carter Center Says Liberian Election Campaigns Generally Peaceful: Urges Steps to Level Playing Field
Liberia’s upcoming 2011 presidential and legislative elections represent a critical test for the country’s transition from war to democratic and constitutional government. Carter Center observers…
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Groups slam Guinea over raids
Conakry – Rights groups denounced Guinea’s government Wednesday as police fanned out across the capital following deadly clashes that overshadowed what had been intended as a day of national reconciliation.
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Ivory Coast launches reconciliation process
YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast — Politicians and Ivory Coast’s most famous soccer player are launching a Truth and Reconciliation Commission after months of postelection violence. At…
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Senegal’s Wade ‘to sue’ over French bribe claims
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade intends to file a lawsuit for defamation against an Africa adviser at the French presidency who named him in a dirty cash scandal, an aide said Tuesday.
