The Ivorian political situation between President- Elect Allasane Quattara and Laurent Gbagbo has led to a huge flow of many refugees into the northeastern and eastern parts of Liberia, especially to the border towns of Nimba and Grand Gedeh counties. The fighting between the two arch rivals Quattara and Gbagbo is too graved to the… Continue reading The Ivorian Conflict and the Peace Process in Liberia
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Togo and Ghana Receiving More Ivorian Refugees as Crisis Spreads
UN Refugee Agency GENEVA, March 29 (UNHCR) – The Ivorian refugee crisis is spreading further across West Africa, with Ghana and Togo receiving a growing number of new arrivals. While the southern city of Abidjan has been relatively calm in recent days, fresh clashes were reported Monday in Côte d’Ivoire’s west, centre-west and east. In… Continue reading Togo and Ghana Receiving More Ivorian Refugees as Crisis Spreads
UN Official: Ivory Coast Death Toll up to 462
Voice of America A U.N. official in Ivory Coast says forces loyal to incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo are “indiscriminately” shelling areas seen as backing Mr. Gbagbo’s rival, Alassane Ouattara. Human rights official Guillaume Ngefa told a news conference Thursday that the shelling and other attacks have killed at least 50 people in the last week,… Continue reading UN Official: Ivory Coast Death Toll up to 462
The Libyan Crisis and The Western Double Standard
Why not Ivory Coast?
Why Ex-President Gbagbo Must Stop Killing Innocent Civilians and Leave
[ad#Adsense-468×60] Since the disputed presidential election in Cote d’Ivoire last November, in which the then incumbent president Mr. Laurent Gbagbo and Mr. Alassane Ouattara, a former prime Minister contested, it has been bad news over and over again for that small country. And it has been a disaster for Africa; a battle-field for reaping dead… Continue reading Why Ex-President Gbagbo Must Stop Killing Innocent Civilians and Leave
Before Egypt and Libya, There was Ivory Coast
Foreign Policy Hypocrisy of Our Generation
Human Rights in Ivory Coast Deteriorating, Warns Top UN Official
10 March 2011 – A top United Nations official warned today that human rights violations, including rapes, abductions and killings, are escalating amid the ongoing post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, with at least 27 people killed in just the past week. According to investigations conducted by UN human rights officers in the country, at least… Continue reading Human Rights in Ivory Coast Deteriorating, Warns Top UN Official
Amnesty Reports on Ivory Coast Abuses
Selah Hennessy, VOA Human rights abuses have been committed by forces loyal to the incumbent leader of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo and by forces loyal to his rival Alassane Ouattara, an Amnesty International investigation reported Tuesday. Gaetan Mootoo is one of the Amnesty researchers who went to Ivory Coast to investigate human rights abuses there.… Continue reading Amnesty Reports on Ivory Coast Abuses