Laurent Gbagbo

Ivorian Media Banned from Publishing Opinion Polls

The media in Cote d’Ivoire has been prohibited by the National Press Council from publishing opinion polls on presidential candidates. This is a result of an opinion poll they published recently favoring President Laurent...

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Cote d'Ivoire president, UN mission chief discuss electoral process

ABIDJAN, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo held discussions on Wednesday with the special representative of the United Nations secretary general to the country, Choi Joung-jin,on the electoral process...

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Cote d'lvoire's first lady proposes campaign strategy ahead of presidential elections

YAMOUSSOUKRO, Cote d'Ivoire, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Simonne Ehivet Gbagbo, Cote d'lvoire's first lady and the first vice-president of the ruling Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), proposed a three-point strategy at the weekend for...

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Cote d'Ivoire candidates seek votes despite election delay

by Li Xiang ABIDJAN, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Despite the postponement of the Nov. 29 presidential elections, Cote d'Ivoire's candidates have never stopped efforts to "fish for votes," local analysts say. The pre-campaign mood has...

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Ivory Coast army patrols stepped up in Abidjan

ABIDJAN, Tuesday (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's army deployed troops onto the streets of Abidjan on Tuesday in what it said was a step intended to discourage any attempt to undermine security in the world's top cocoa grower. A...

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Ivorian poll will be delayed

Abidjan - Ivory Coast's long-awaited presidential election scheduled for later this month will be postponed, the country's Independent Electoral Commission confirmed on Wednesday. "November 29 was really ideal but with all the...

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INTERVIEW-Ivorian poll not for Gbagbo to set, says rival

Source: Reuters * Opposition leader calls for consensus on poll delay * Bedie calls for increased cocoa regulation By Loucoumane Coulibaly KORHOGO, Ivory Coast, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Any new election date in ...

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TIMELINE-Ivory Coast's long road to elections

Source: Reuters Nov 5 (Reuters) - A row over voter eligibility could further delay Ivory Coast's election by several months and may deepen a political crisis by playing into the hands of hardliners on all sides, ...

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Cote d'Ivoire president visits Ghana

ABIDJAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's President Laurent Gbagbo left Abidjan on Tuesday for a 48-hour working visit to Ghana at the invitation of his Ghanaian counterpart John Atta Mills, a communiqué from the presidential...

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Cote d'Ivoire PM says electoral list published soon

By Li Xiang YAMOUSSOUKRO, Cote d'Ivoire, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is upbeat about the holding of the Nov. 29 presidential elections, saying that the long-awaited publication of...

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