Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered and asked for United Nations protection, an internal UN document seen by Reuters said on Tuesday.
Tag: Ivory Coast
French army takes control of Abidjan airport-video
This is a video by the French ministry of defense about the occupation of Abidjan airport in Ivory Coast during the night between 2 and 3 April 2011.
"France tries to attack Cote d'Ivoire"-ambassador
An Ivorian ambassador in Catania today stressed the bad role played by France in the Ivory Coast post elections crisis.
West Africa consider more actions on Ivory Coast
West African leaders met on Wednesday for a summit that will consider asking the UN to take further action on Ivory Coast, after their regional bloc previously threatened to use force in the crisis.
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo keeps power
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 […]
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
Ivory Coast
Full Name Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Capital Yamoussoukro Form of Government Republic Date of Independence 7 August, 1960 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 322,460 km2 (68th)124,502 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 18,373,060 Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) Currency West African CFA Franc GDP (nominal, 2008 estimate) $19.824 billion GDP Per Capita $1,057 […]