Guillaume Soro

IVORY COAST - BURKINA FASO: West African neighbours signal reconciliation

france24.com     Jul 29, 2008   4 related          

After years of tense relations, Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast signaled reconciliation with a three-day visit by Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo in Ouagadougou. Gbagbo vowed to make the two countries the 'backbone' of West...                    

IVORY COAST - UN: UN troops to stay in Ivory Coast untill January

france24.com     Jul 30, 2008   15 related          

UN troops to stay in Ivory Coast untill January Wednesday 30 July 2008 The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast to support the organisation of long-delayed...                    

Nigeria: Where Government Cares

allafrica.com     Jul 29, 2008   1 related          

COTE d'Ivoire last week announced 50 per cent pay cut for Ministers and managers of government enterprises. The savings would subsidise rising cost of diesel and kerosene. Ivoriens rioted on the streets of Abidjan over...                    

Ivory Coast seeks to boost ties with Burkina Faso (AFP)

yahoo.com     Jul 28, 2008   2 related          

OUAGADOUGOU (AFP) - Ties between Ivory Coast and neighbouring Burkina Faso should be the backbone of West Africa, Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo said on Sunday on the first day of a landmark visit here. Ivory Coast, the...                    

Ivorian opposition worried about poll preparations

alertnet.org     Jul 25, 2008   1 related          

By Loucoumane Coulibaly DAOUKRO, Ivory Coast, July 25 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's main opposition leaders said on Friday they were concerned at failures so far to implement key steps to prepare for historic elections, due in...                    

President Gbagbo threatens to dissolve "ineffective" gov't

xinhuanet.com     Jul 24, 2008   1 related          

ABIDJAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire has threatened to dissolve the current government, describing it as "eclectic" and "ineffective" government when it comes to tackling crisis, according to...                    

Côte d'Ivoire: Ministers Take Pay Cut to Subsidise Fuel

allafrica.com     Jul 22, 2008   20 related          

Posted to the web 22 July 2008 Chinyere Okoye Lagos The government of Cote d'Ivoire has decided to cut the salaries of its ministers by half in order to fund a reduction in the cost of fuel. The British Broadcasting Corporation...                    

Côte d`Ivoire : l`ONU appelle à démarrer immédiatement l`identification des électeurs (ONUCI)

abidjan.net     Jul 18, 2008          

ONU – Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies pour la Côte d'Ivoire, YJ Choi, a appelé jeudi à Abidjan au démarrage immédiat des opérations cruciales d'identification des électeurs pour que la liste...                    

Côte d'Ivoire Thanks for Support to Political Crisis Resolution

allafrica.com     Jul 16, 2008   45 related          

Posted to the web 16 July 2008 Luanda Côte d'Ivoire's Defence minister, Nguessan Amani Michel, Wednesday here thanked the Angolan officials for their assistance in tackling the political crisis that prevailed in the Western...                    

Cote d'Ivoire to hold presidential elections on schedule

xinhuanet.com     Jul 15, 2008   9 related          

ABIDJAN, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire will hold presidential elections as scheduled on Nov. 30 this year, President Laurent Gbagbo said on Monday. The civil war in Cote d'Ivoire has "already come to an end," and peace and...