Côte d'Ivoire: Hackers Threaten Intelligence Agency Upon Arrest of Journalist
Region: Cote D'ivoireWritten by Julie Owono Managing editor of Ivorian newspaper Le Patriote, Charles Sanga, was arrested on January 31, 2012 after his newspaper revealed that the Constitutional Court of Côte d'Ivoire decided to annul results of the recent Parliamentary Elections [1] in 11 districts. Ivorian newspaper Nord-Sud say [2] he was released after 24-hours of detention by the Directorate of Territorial Surveill... more
Views: 884Ivory Coast football official jailed for Six months
Region: Cote D'ivoireHead of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) Match Organising Committee, Albert Anzouan Kacou has been sentenced to six months jail term for printing fake tickets which was the cause of a deadly stadium stampede. He was also fined $1,000 for fraud and manslaughter. It was reported that this incident happened when 36,000 fans tried to cram into the 34,600 capacity stadium. more
Views: 6667 Children Dead In Ivory Coast After Playing With Grenade
Region: Cote D'ivoireWhile seven children were killed by the hand grenade, seven others were injured. Two of those seven children had sustained severe injuries. According to police, the explosion took place at a school in Bondoukou. Apparently, a child removed the pin from one of the two grenades they found nearby. According to health worker Clement Assi in an interview with Reuters, two boys had picked up grenades near the school. One... more
Views: 1039Disarmament Process Begins In The Ivory Coast
Region: Cote D'ivoireIn towns on both sides of the ceasefire line that divides between the northern part of the country controlled by the rebel forces and the southern part controlled by the government, ceremonies were held to celebrate the disarmament process. A partnership between President Laurent Gbagbo and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has been forged in March. Both Mr. Gbagbo and Mr. Soro were former enemies in the past. Mr. Soro... more
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