Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire News

ABIDJAN, 3 July 2008 - Heavy rains in Abidjan have displaced 450 families and killed six people.

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has ordered that force not be used against soldiers who staged a short-lived weekend uprising, one of his advisers said yesterday.

More interrogations and arrests are being carried out in Ivory Coast as part of a massive anti-corruption effort for the country's lucrative cocoa sector.

Ivorians sacrifice children in the run up to elections, according to the police.

Seven people have been killed and four injured in landslides triggered by torrential rains in a slum in Abidjan, economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire, local medial reported yesterday.

Rebel forces who support Ivory Coast's peace process prepared a counter-offensive on Sunday to take back control of two towns in the western cocoa belt occupied by followers of a sacked rebel chief, a spokesman ...

The continued deforestation of the forest cover is exposing the African continent to the most "brutal and devastating climate changes" in the world, the International Tropical Timber Organization has said.

Thierry Henry can see himself following David Beckham's path and leaving Europe to join Major League Soccer - someday.

The United Nations said Wednesday that a lack of resources and political will are hampering efforts to halt the flow of hazardous waste from rich countries to the world's poorest nations.

The government of Cote d'Ivoire has promised to inject 18 billion CFA francs into rice production over the next four years, with the goal of making the country a net producer of rice by 2012.

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Cote d'Ivoire's Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has called on international donors to provide financial assistance to ensure that the forthcoming presidential election is a success.

Abidjan, Jun 14 French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is to arrive in Ivory Coast Saturday on a two-day visit, the first foreign ministerial visit since 2003, a local diplomatic source reported.

France is willing to maintain friendly ties with Cote d'Ivoire and relations between the two countries will "turn a new page," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said here Sunday.

A new project to help the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and others in the region manage hazardous waste was launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme .

Twenty-three top officials from Ivory Coast's cocoa sector face charges of corruption, forgery and embezzlement following the public release of an investigation requested by President Laurent Gbagbo.

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A Brussels Airlines jetliner carrying about 150 people aborted its takeoff from Abidjan's airport Wednesday night, and several passengers suffered minor injuries during making an emergency evacuation.

In an effort to provide care and support People Living with HIV& AIDS, the Abidjan Lagos Corridor Organization is focusing on tackling sexually transmitted diseases and HIV & AIDS vulnerability of communities ...

The head of Ivory Coast's independent electoral commission expressed confidence Monday that a long-delayed presidential vote will take place in November and he urged observers to start monitoring the process ...