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Army mutiny exposes cracks in Ivory Coast success story
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has seduced foreign investors with his single-minded focus on economic reform and growth but entrenched problems within the security forces threaten to undermine a much-lauded recovery.
Ivory Coast 'surprised' by Burkina warrant against parliament head
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's government said late on Monday it was "surprised" that neighbouring Burkina Faso had issued an arrest warrant for the speaker of the Ivorian parliament, charging that he sought to back a coup against Burkina Faso's transitional government.
Ivory Coast deal may seal Ouattara's reelection, fuel uncertainty
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - An endorsement from Ivory Coast's influential former leader Henri Konan Bedie has cleared President Alassane Ouattara's path to reelection next year but fuels uncertainty over the booming nation's longer-term future.
U.N. advisers fear threat of Ivory Coast ethnic strife
UNITED NATIONS/ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Two United Nations advisers expressed grave fears on Thursday that ethnic violence could be brewing after Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election, and Abidjan's new ambassador to the U.N. declared the nation was on the
United Nations prepares Ivory Coast staff pullout
ABIDJAN/ABUJA (Reuters) - The United Nations prepared for a partial pull-out of staff from Ivory Coast on Tuesday as West African leaders sought to defuse a power struggle between rival claimants of a presidential election at emergency talks.
Ivory Coast polio outbreak could spread abroad - WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Polio has broken out in Ivory Coast, with three children confirmed as having the crippling disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.
U.N. seeks more troops for Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations wants between 1,000 and 2,000 additional peacekeepers for Ivory Coast as the world body presses incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down after a disputed election.
World Bank chief pledges support for Ivory Coast, urges true peace
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Tuesday expressed support for Ivory Coast in his first visit to the West African nation and said he was confident the country could successfully rebuild from post-election violence as long as there was lasting peace.
Pirates seize French tanker, 17 crew off Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Suspected Nigerian pirates have hijacked a French-owned Luxembourg-flagged tanker along with its 17-member crew off Ivory Coast, Ivorian officials and the International Maritime Bureau said on Monday.
Ghana, Ivory Coast aim to settle maritime boundary peacefully
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - West African neighbours Ghana and Ivory Coast aim to settle a long dispute over their maritime boundary, the Ivorian government said, which could defuse sometimes tense relations and smooth the way for oil and gas exploration.
