Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
ABIDJAN - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday arrested a militia leader accused of participating in one of the worst massacres committed during the West African nation's post-election violence in 2011, a military official and witness said.
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Ivory Coast mobile firms risk losing licences over poor service
ABIDJAN, May 6 - Ivory Coast mobile telecoms companies risk losing their licences if they do not improve their poor levels of service, a minister said on Monday.
I.Coast's San Pedro port ships first Malian cotton
ABIDJAN, May 3 - Ivory Coast's second port of San Pedro has exported its first shipment of cotton from neighbouring Mali and plans to become the principal point of export for the landlocked West African nation's cotton, a port official said on Friday.
Ivory Coast's ICC-indicted former first lady in hospital
ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast's former first lady, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, was rushed to hospital on Thursday with an unspecified ailment, her lawyer and an official from her political party said.
Ivory Coast's Saph 2012 net results down nearly 54 percent
ABIDJAN, April 30 - Ivory Coast natural rubber producer Saph reported net profits of 21.07 billion CFA francs ($42.08 million) in 2012, down nearly 54 percent from 45.62 billion CFA in 2011, the company said.
Ivory Coast brewer Solibra 2012 net profit jumps nearly 16 pct
ABIDJAN, April 26 - Ivory Coast brewer Solibra's 2012 net profit jumped nearly 16 percent to reached 21.79 billion CFA francs ($43.27 million) in 2012, compared with 18.8 billion CFA francs the previous year, West Africa regional bourse said on Friday.
Vitol to buy stakes in Rialto's west African oil assets
GENEVA - Top oil trader Vitol has agreed to acquire stakes in Australian oil and gas explorer Rialto Energy's assets in Ghana and the Ivory Coast, the companies said on Tuesday.
RPT-Ivory Coast to crack down on fraud in power sector
ABIDJAN, April 17 - Ivory Coast plans to clamp down on rampant fraud, which is costing its power utility CIE around 45 billion CFA francs ($90.07 million) in lost revenues each year, a senior government official said.
Ivory Coast wants surveillance drones to replace U.N. troops
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council should consider deploying surveillance drones in Ivory Coast to aid the world body's peacekeeping mission in the west African country, Ivory Coast's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday, echoing a recommendation by the U.N. chief.
Ivory Coast leader gets decree power over economy
ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast's parliament granted President Alassane Ouattara the power to take decisions concerning the economy by decree this year, giving him a free hand to implement programs aimed at spurring the West African nation's post-war recovery.
Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta
ROME - Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of recession. | Video
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