A pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has set June 18, 2012 as the starting date on a hearing to determine whether there are sufficient grounds to confirm charges against Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Côte d’Ivoire,
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UN Security Council Resolution 1975 on Côte d’Ivoire
With the post-electoral deadlock in Côte d’Ivoire now entering its fifth month and the crisis showing no signs of abating, the Security Council today demanded an immediate end to the violence against civilians and decided to impose targeted sanctions against…
Attacks in Côte d’Ivoire
United Nations officials today intensified their condemnation of an attack yesterday by forces allied to Côte d’Ivoire’s defeated president on a market that killed 25 to 30 people and wounded dozens more, with the Organization’s human rights office warning that…
UN Apologizes to Belarus
The United Nations publicly apologized to Belarus this week for an inaccurate report from its mission in Côte d’Ivoire that Belarus had supplied attack helicopters to former President Laurent Gbagbo in violation of an arms embargo on the strife-torn West…
War Crime: UN Peacekeepers Attacked in Côte d’Ivoire
Three United Nations peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire were wounded in an ambush in Abobo, a suburb of Abidjan, the country's commercial capital. They were wounded in an ambush by members of the "Young Patriots," the name given to forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo,…
UN Officials Condemn Incitements to Violence in Côte d’Ivoire
Two United Nations civilian protection officials today expressed concern over the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, where they said some leaders are instigating violence and hatred between communities and warned that those responsible will be held accountable under international law. Secretary-General Ban…
Update on the Situation in Côte d’Ivoire
UN Security Council Extends Sanctions on Côte d’Ivoire
Declaring the situation in Côte d’Ivoire a continuing threat to international peace, the Security Council today extended until the end of next April the weapons, financial and travel sanctions on a country split between a Government-controlled south and rebel-held north…
Vers une réforme du code des marchés publics en Côte d’Ivoire
En 2008, les marchés publics ont représenté 40 % des dépenses de fonctionnement et d’investissement de l’Etat de Côte d’Ivoire (soit plus de 200 milliards de francs Cfa), selon les déclarations du directeur de cabinet du Ministre de l’Economie et
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