Abidjan Cote dIvorie

Côte d’Ivoire / The head of UNOCI visits an identification collection centre in Abobo   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, October 11, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Côte d’Ivoire, Mr. Y.J. Choi, visited the...  

Côte d’Ivoire / The Head of UNOCI Discussed the Electoral Process with the President of the FPI political party   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, October 10, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In the context of his regular consultations with the leadership of political parties in Côte d’Ivoire...  

Côte d’Ivoire / IMF / Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Côte d’Ivoire   ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, October 9, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Abidjan from September 25 to October 8. It reviewed implementation of the...  

"Rotary project fairs are a combination of business with a sprinkle of pleasure," says Robert Atta, chair of the West Africa Project Fair (WAPF) in Abidjan, ...  

APA-Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) Gilbert Koffi, lawyer to the Abidjan district governor, Pierre Amondji accused of complicity in the Abidjan toxic saga, ...  

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Abidjan from September 25 to October 8. It reviewed implementation of the economic program for 2008 supported by the IMF's Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA), approved in April 2008 in an amount equivalent to US$66 million.  

Mr. Arend Kouwenaar, mission chief for Côte d’Ivoire, issued the following statement in Abidjan on October 8: “Economic activity has continued to expand, ...  

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. ...  

But on 1 October 2008, on the sidelines of a criminal investigation underway in Abidjan against local port authorities—which Trafigura blames for the ...  

Source: IRIN Ivorian government lawyers have said they may pursue criminal investigations against the Netherlands-based oil trader Trafigura, which owned the oil waste dumped in open-air sites in Abidjan in 2006. Ivorian health officials, an independent investigation panel, and European lawyers...  

(GIN)—Two years ago, a foreign ship docked in the Ivory Coast quietly dumped 500 tons of toxic waste onto an open site in the capital city, Abidjan. ...  

By IRIN (email the author) Thursday, Abidjan - As presidential elections approach at year-end after repeated delays, analysts worry slow progress on meeting ...  

Source: IRIN A trial is under way in Abidjan of local officials accused of conniving in the dumping of toxic oil sludge in August 2006 and causing over a dozen deaths, and illnesses to tens of thousands. Victims of the Abidjan dumping scandal, environmentalists and lawyers say the real culprits...  

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - The Regional bourse for French West (BRVM) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Wednesday closed trading slightly higher than it did Tuesday ...  

The Tufts University and IMDC study researched the specific protection needs of the urban displaced in Sudan’s Khartoum, Colombia’s Santa Marta, and Abidjan ...