Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast forest clearances threaten cocoa exports, human rights
BALEKO-NIEGRE, Ivory Coast - The Ivory Coast is clearing tens of thousands of cocoa farmers from protected forests, threatening exports from the world's top grower and leading to complaints about human rights abuses.
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Ivory Coast's drive to reclaim national parks may hit cocoa output
ABIDJAN, June 13 - A drive by Ivory Coast authorities to reclaim land in national parks on which about 2,000 farmers have planted crops could hurt output of cocoa in the world's top producing nation, exporters said.
Ivory Coast's Palmci Q1 net profit slides 35 pct
June 13 - Ivory Coast natural palm oil producer Palmci's first quarter net profit plunged 35 percent year-on-year due to low palm oil prices, the company said on Thursday.
Ethiopia continue resurgence with World Cup win
DURBAN - Congo, Ivory Coast and Tunisia took giant leaps on Saturday towards winning their World Cup qualifying groups although they were all overshadowed by the exploits of a resurgent Ethiopia.
ICC takes more time to build case against Ivory Coast's Gbagbo
AMSTERDAM - Judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday gave prosecutors until November to rescue their case against former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, saying the evidence submitted so far was not strong enough to merit a trial.
Insight: Nigerian pirate gangs extend reach off West Africa
ABIDJAN - As the afternoon sun glinted off the waters in Ivory Coast's port of Abidjan, a team of gendarmes set out in a leaky wooden pirogue with no weapons and nothing more than mobile phones for communication.
TABLE-Ivory Coast Jan-Apr rubber exports up over 17 pct
ABIDJAN, May 22 - Ivory Coast's natural rubber exports totalled 100,573 tonnes by end-April since the start of the year, up more than 17 percent from the same period last year, provisional port data showed on Wednesday.
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.
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.
Egypt on the edge after Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum
CAIRO - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. | Video
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