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16/06/2013

French weekly magazines review

Bernard Tapie, the man suspected of fraud in an organized gang, tops the list of stories this week as the French magazines dig deep into the latest revelations.

International court accused bias against Africans
05/06/2013 - African news explained

International court accused bias against Africans

The International Criminal Court has suffered a major setback after judges asked the prosecutor's office to review its case against former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo.

04/06/2013

African press review 4 June 2013

Will William Ruto be tried in Kenya? Will Laurent Gbagbo be tried anywhere? What should the East African Community do next? And a South African mining trade unionist is shot dead.

17/12/2012

French press review 17 December 2012

Cote d'Ivoire and Gérard Depardieu are among the subjects covered in today's French newspapers..

01/12/2012 - France - Côte d'Ivoire

France signs 630 million euro deal with Côte d'Ivoire

France agreed on a major deal for economic aid towards the development of Côte d’Ivoire, despite worries surrounding the ability of Abidjan to end its hostilities surrounding the ...

27/11/2012 - France - Africa

French ex-soldiers on trial for Côte d'Ivoire killing

Four French former soldiers, including a colonel, went on trial Tuesday in Paris for the killing of a man in Ivory Coast in 2005 during a peacekeeping mission there.

26/07/2012 - France - Côte d'Ivoire - Mali

Ouattara thanks Hollande for scrapping Côte d'Ivoire debt

Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday thanked France’s François Hollande for the cancellation of his country’s debt to France at a meeting in ...

Côte d'Ivoire - one year after end of civil war
08/06/2012 - African news explained

Côte d'Ivoire - one year after end of civil war

Over a year after the end of Côte d'Ivoire's civil war, instability continues in the west of the country. Villages are being attacked, civilians killed and child soldiers recruited.

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.

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