Tension mounted between Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo and the international community on Monday, as the United Nations complained of rights abuses and the European Union slapped sanctions on him. Gbagbo has rejected demands he cede power to his rival, Alassane Ouattara, and has instead ordered UN peacekeepers to leave the country, stirring fears the […]
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One contest two winners, a sign of trouble in Ivory Coast
The presidential election has been over for some weeks now, yet the people of Ivory Coast are still uncertain as to who really won or lose at the run-off election, 28 November 2010. Laurent Gbagbo who is said to be one of the winners of the election is the Ivorian current president with the power […]
Ivorians support Gbagbo in Paris – video
Video about the demonstrations in Paris of Ivory Coast citizens supporting presidential candidate Laurent Gbagbo
Arab-Japanese forum 11-12 december in Tunis
Organized by Japan and the Arab League, Tunisia is hosting on December 11 and 12, 2010 the 2nd Arab-Japanese Economic Forum. The event will gather more than 600 participants among ministers and delegates of the private and public sectors, with a view to developing economic relations between the Arab states and Japan and promoting co-operation […]
Ivory Coast: hundreds leave the country – AlertNet
Hundred of Ivory Coast citizens are leaving the country crossing the border to neighbouring Liberia.
Niger Delta under colonial rule, says former U.S. ambassador
NIGER Delta is under colonial rule and its people are being subjected to suffering by both the Federal Government and the oil companies operating in the area, former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has said.
UN refugee agency appeals to Egypt for Eritreans
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its concern about a group of some 250 Eritreans who have been held hostage for about a month by traffickers in the Sinai, and called on the Egyptian Government to intervene to help secure their release.
Eritreans in Sinai: imminent liberation
We receive and publish this press release from a NGO about the imminent release of the Eritreans hostages in Sinai, Egypt.
Sudan: To Be or Not To Be
Sudan is one of the countries that will always remain indispensable in the African continent. It’s not just because a most renowned African civilisations, the ancient Nubian society once flourished there, or that it is the biggest African country; Sudan is of special important to Africa, both due to its strategic position and what it […]
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo defies world leaders
Video by Euronews about the elections in Ivory Coast.