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ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Gunmen, some of them in uniform, attacked the base of an elite security unit in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, killing an officer, stealing weapons and then fighting security ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: Francophone Games begin in Ivory Coast amid security fears
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Thousands of young athletes launched the International Francophone Games in Abidjan on Friday after a series of shootings in Ivory Coast's main city that raised ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: Ivory Coast arrests 237 protesters amid rising tensions before presidential election
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — At least 237 people were arrested Saturday in Ivory Coast during a protest against what activists called the country’s authoritarian drift, according to a statement by the ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: Youth anger in Ivory Coast as the 83-year-old president seeks a fourth term
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Placide Konan has been using his slam poetry shows to speak out against Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a fourth term in Saturday's election. The 33-year-old ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: Former Ivory Coast president Gbagbo returns home after decade of exile
ABIDJAN -Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo, ousted during a civil war in 2011 and acquitted of war crimes in The Hague, flew home on Thursday from a decade in exile as thousands took to ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: Ivory Coast vs Kenya: Tension in Abidjan ahead of Harambee Stars World Cup qualifier game
Over 200 people were arrested in Abidjan ahead of Harambee Stars' World Cup qualifier match vs the Ivory Coast The Ivory Coast are set to hold its presidential elections in two weeks, and tension has ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: Ivory Coast president wins 3rd term after disputed election, as fears of violence persist
Ivory Coast's electoral commission said Tuesday that President Alassane Ouattara has overwhelmingly won a third term in office after his two main opponents boycotted the election and called his ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: Tensions in Ivory Coast as ex-rebel chief's return aborted
Ivory Coast presidential candidate Guillaume Soro's planned return home was aborted on Monday as security forces waited at the airport and stormed his party headquarters in Abidjan. Soro, a former ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: Security concerns in Ivory Coast
London-based Control Risks Group, the leading security consultancy, has today warned of heightened a security concerns in Ivory Coast, and recommends that international companies be prepared to ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: US commits $480m in health funding to Ivory Coast, the latest to sign 'America First' health deals
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The United States and Ivory Coast signed a health deal Tuesday requiring the U.S. to commit $480 million to the West African nation’s health sector as part of “America ...
News Ivory Coast » Abidjan » Security: Ivory Coast's Ouattara Looks to Ride Economic Boom to Fourth Term
Ivory Coast's Ouattara Looks to Ride Economic Boom to Fourth Term (Fixes byline and year in paragraph 14) By Robbie Corey-Boulet ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Alassane Ouattara's long path to becoming Ivory ...