Ivory Coast election delayed by at least 2 months
Ivory Coast election delayed by 2 months ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — An Ivory Coast election official says this month’s presidential vote will not occur as planned. Ivory Coast’s presidential vote being pushed back again; constitutional court to reset date
Ivory Coast presidential election delayed again UN experts say Ivory Coast arms embargo and ban on diamond exports are being violated
UN: Ivory Coast arms, diamond embargoes violated The truth is already out there: Twitter users thwart oil company’s attempt to gag mediaLONDON — Bloggers and Twitter users thwarted a legal attempt Tuesday to stop Britain’s media from reporting the questions posed by a lawmaker in a parliamentary debate, spotlighting the power of new media to influence public policy. UK court approves Trafigura’s toxic waste settlement with Ivory Coast claimantsLONDON — A British court approved Wednesday the settlement of thousands of claims against oil-trading company Trafigura Beheer BV related to the dumping of toxic waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. Oil company Trafigura agrees to settlement with victims of toxic waste case in Ivory CoastLONDON — Oil-trading company Trafigura said Sunday it has agreed to a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. Trafigura agrees to settlement with victims of toxic waste case in Ivory CoastLONDON — Oil trading company Trafigura said Sunday it has agreed to a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. Greenpeace says it has new evidence in Ivory Coast disaster, demands prosecution of companyAMSTERDAM — Greenpeace said Thursday it has uncovered new evidence linking a major oil trading company to toxic waste that killed 15 people in Ivory Coast in 2006, and asked Dutch prosecutors to reconsider charging executives with illegal dumping. Trading company Trafigura close to settling case over toxic waste in Ivory CoastLONDON — Commodities trading company Trafigura said Wednesday it is close to reaching a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. UN calls for long-delayed Ivory Coast elections on Nov. 29 and warns against postponementUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is calling for long-delayed elections in Ivory Coast to take place on Nov. 29 and warned that a postponement would undermine the 2007 peace agreement that ended the country’s civil war. At least 16 killed by mudslide in poor neighborhood in Abidjan, capital of Ivory CoastABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — At least 16 people have been killed in a poor neighborhood of Abidjan when a mudslide buried their rickety homes. Ivory Coast sets long-awaited election for Nov. 29ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Guillaume Soro announced on Thursday that the long-postponed presidential election will take place Nov. 29. UN envoy sees little prospect for early elections and reunification in war-divided Ivory CoastUNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. envoy in Ivory Coast said Tuesday he sees little prospect for early elections and reunification of the war-divided West African nation. 22 football fans killed in Ivory Coast city stadium stampedeABIDJAN - At least 22 people were killed and 132 were injured when a wall came down on them before a football match between the Ivory Coast and Malawi in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. |