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I.Coast's Ouattara sees 2013-2015 growth leap

DAKAR, June 1 - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara sees his West African country hitting an average of 10 percent economic growth in each of the years 2013 to 2015, substantially above current estimates, according to a text of a speech.

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I. Coast's Saph 2011 net results up 40 percent

ABIDJAN, May 29 - Ivory Coast natural rubber producer Saph reported net profits of 45.62 billion CFA francs ($87.18 million) in 2011, up 40 percent from 32.51 billion CFA in 2010, the company said.

Basic Materials, Cyclical Consumer Goods, 29 May 2012

Ivorian minister resigns over toxic dumping scandal

ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast's minister of African integration - a lead mediator in Mali's political crisis - resigned his post on Tuesday over questions about his role in a toxic waste dumping scandal, his office said in a statement.

Environment, 22 May 2012

Ivorian minister resigns over toxic dumping scandal

ABIDJAN, May 23 - Ivory Coast's minister of African integration - a lead mediator in Mali's political crisis - resigned his post on Tuesday over questions about his role in a toxic waste dumping scandal, his office said in a statement.

Energy, Industrials, 22 May 2012

Analysis: Post-war Ivory Coast nurtures second "miracle"

ABIDJAN - From his lagoon-side allotment in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan, Moussa Yanda has a ringside seat to watch the foundations of a $290-million toll bridge slowly rise up from the shore.

World, 20 May 2012

Bissau president and ex-premier freed by soldiers

BISSAU - Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau released two leading politicians they had arrested in an April 12 coup and said on Friday they would accept the planned deployment to the country of over 600 soldiers from West African regional bloc ECOWAS.

World, 28 Apr 2012

Ivory Coast to issue $120 mln, 3-yr bond -lead manager

ABIDJAN, April 23 - Ivory Coast plans to issue a 60 billion CFA franc ($120.81 million) three-year bond with a 6.0 percent coupon to raise funds for infrastructure projects, one of the lead managers said on Monday.

Financials, 23 Apr 2012

I.Coast happy with cocoa reforms, exporters wary

ABIDJAN, April 20 - Ivory Coast's overhaul of its cocoa sector has gotten a thumbs up from foreign partners offering debt relief, but exporters now abiding by the new system say it has placed them in a minefield of financial risk.

Stocks, Markets, Basic Materials, Industrials, Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods, 20 Apr 2012

I.Coast grants oil field rights to Rialto unit

ABIDJAN, April 19 - Ivory Coast has granted exclusive exploitation rights on its 'Gazelle' offshore oil and gas field to C&L Natural Resources, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australian-listed Rialto Energy Ltd , the government said on Thursday.

Energy, Industrials, 19 Apr 2012

Ivory Coast plans new 330 MW thermal power station

* Project meant to help meet growing domestic and export demand

Industrials, Utilities, 18 Apr 2012

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Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life, protests erupt

CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account. | Video

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