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- Vol 48 No 4
- 16/02/2007
Buying time
Irregular war-time army recruits mutinied in five towns in early February in a protest over pay. President Laurent Gbagbo has bought some time, but may not have enough cash to resolve the dispute concerning thousands of 2002/2003 recruits.
- Vol 48 No 2
- 19/01/2007
Strangers in the night
Two gendarmes and a customs agent dead, a supposed assaillant killed by an angry mob and fears of a wave of new attacks: this is the aftermath of a night raid on 11-12 January by a so-far-unidentified group on Côte d'Ivoire's southeastern border t...
- Vol 47 No 22
- 03/11/2006
Banny's bonus
The French-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 1 Novmber, increasing the powers of Premier Charles Konan Banny at the expense of President Laurent Gbagbo, is likely to prompt more political infighting.
- Vol 47 No 21
- 20/10/2006
Diamonds, gold and guns
Both sides in the divided country exploit the underground economy to pay for fresh weapons
- Vol 47 No 21
- 20/10/2006
Diamond dollars
Diamonds slip through the export ban imposed on Côte d'Ivoire last year. Many are now routed through Ghana. Production is estimated at between 114,000 and 214,000 carats, compared with 300,000 carats pre-war.
- Vol 47 No 21
- 20/10/2006
Toxic trials
International oil traders Trafigura's Chief Executive, Claude Dauphin, and his West Africa Manager Jean-Pierre Valentini remain in Abidjan's high-security Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction gaol. Trafigura denies wrong-doing over the dumping of 500...
- Vol 47 No 20
- 06/10/2006
Toxic timeline
2 July: Probo Koala docked at Amsterdam after unloading at Algesiras, Spain. It asked Amsterdam Port Services (APS) to empty its slops tank. More than 500 cubic metres (m3 ) were unloaded and taken to port. Saying the pollution was serious and the waste w...
- Vol 47 No 11
- 26/05/2006
Cocoa wars
The United Nations and European Union are stepping up pressure on President Laurent Gbagbo's government to account for its oil windfall funds and its levies on cocoa exports. The World Bank estimates the oil windfall has jumped from 194 million CFA francs...
- Vol 47 No 8
- 14/04/2006
Identity crisis
Plans for new voters' cards and a new electoral register provoke yet another political deadlock
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