Côte d’Ivoire stand-off Over But Humanitarian Crisis Continues, UN and Partners Warn

14 April 2011 –Although the political stand-off in Côte d’Ivoire ended earlier this week, the humanitarian crisis spawned by months of violence continues, United Nations agencies and their partners stressed today as they appeal for $160 million to scale up aid to affected populations inside the country. Today’s appeal represents a five-fold increase over the… Continue reading Côte d’Ivoire stand-off Over But Humanitarian Crisis Continues, UN and Partners Warn

Angelina Jolie Calls for Continued Support to Populations Fleeing Libya and Humanitarian Access to Those Inside

RAS ADJIR, Tunisia The UN refugee agencys Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie travelled on Tuesday morning to the Tunisian-Libyan border to urge greater international support for people fleeing Libya. More than 400,000 people have escaped the violence in Libya in the last month, arriving in surrounding countries such as Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Algeria, Chad and Sudan.… Continue reading Angelina Jolie Calls for Continued Support to Populations Fleeing Libya and Humanitarian Access to Those Inside

The Ivorian Conflict and the Peace Process in Liberia

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

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

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