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21/03/2012

African press review 21 March 2012

A UN report on DRC military violations gets a frosty reception in Kinshasa. Kenya has a timetable for next year's election, while controversy over violence after the last one continues.

25/01/2012 - Côte d'Ivoire - France

Côte d'Ivoire President Ouattara to sign military accord on Paris visit

Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara starts a three-day visit to France on Wednesday.

08/01/2012 - Côte d'Ivoire

Skeleton found in Côte d'Ivoire may be missing Franco-Canadian journalist

French forensic scientists are to carry out tests on the DNA of a skeleton found in Côte d'Ivoire on Friday to see if it is that of Franco-Canadian journalist Guy-André Kieffer, who ...

14/12/2011 - Côte d'Ivoire

Ouattara party headed for majority in Côte d'Ivoire's parliament

The party of Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara looks set for victory in Sunday’s parliamentary election but may face problems with its closest political ally, ...

11/12/2011 - Côte d'Ivoire

Low turnout in Côte d'Ivoire's first post-Gbagbo poll

There was a low turnout Sunday in Côte d’Ivoire’s first general election after the ousting of former president Laurent Gbagbo, whose supporters boycotted the poll.

30/11/2011 - Côte d'Ivoire - ICC

Gbagbo arrives at International Criminal Court

The ex-president of Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday to face charges of crimes against humanity.

19/11/2011 - Côte d'Ivoire

Gbagbo's son, Michel, challenges house arrest in French court

The son of Côte d’Ivoire’s deposed president Laurent Gbagbo is to challenge his detention in the French courts.

03/10/2011 - Cote d'Ivoire

Moreno-Ocampo to probe Côte d'Ivoire violence

The Hague-based International Criminal Court has given prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo the go-ahead to investigate atrocities committed after disputed elections in Côte d’Ivoire last year.

29/09/2011 - France - Côte d'Ivoire

Koulibaly says Côte d'Ivoire needs reconciliation at top-level

The speaker of Côte d'Ivoire's parliament, Mamadou Koulibaly, called on Thursday for reconciliation talks between President Alassane Ouattara and his predecessors, Laurent Gbagbo and Henri ...

16/09/2011 - Cote d'Ivoire

French army tried to kill me, says ex-Ivorian president Gbagbo

Former Côte d'Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo has filed a legal case accusing the French army of his attempted assassination during the April operation to remove him by force from his ...

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