South Africa to host BRICS curtain-raiser next week
12 july 2023 - 09:15:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will host the 2023 BRICS Political Party Plus Dialogue under the theme, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Breaking news
- Agriculture
Can Angola, the second largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, transform itself from a food insecure country to a regional food hub? World Bank Blog By Izabela Leao and Nelson Eduardo
- Culture
Senior US diplomat participates in Dakar Biennale
- Economy
IMF Executive Board completes second review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Burkina Faso
- Environment
African Development Fund approves $9 million grant to strengthen climate resilience in Madagascar
- Gender
100 killed as femicide epidemic takes alarming turn in Kenya
- Health
Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says WHO
- Politics
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator condemns bombardment of WFP compound
- Press Review
Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
- Sciences
Humanity’s fate can’t be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council
- Social
Libya chairs Arab discussion group at mine action session
- Society
Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom
- Sports
FIFA Rankings: Morocco ends 2024 as Africa’s top side
200 Search result
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will host the 2023 BRICS Political Party Plus Dialogue under the theme, [...] Full text...
Former Ivorian president Gbagbo decides to form new political party
09 august 2021 - 21:49:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday decided to establish a new political party after [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, visits DR Congo
01 july 2021 - 17:32:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, will visit Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Guillaume Soro says Gbagbo's return to Côte d'Ivoire should turn the page of division
17 june 2021 - 14:17:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The return of former President Laurent Gbagbo to Côte d'Ivoire should be an opportunity to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo due in Abidjan on Thursday
17 june 2021 - 14:08:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo is due in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Côte d'Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo's travel expenses to be covered by government
07 april 2021 - 17:02:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian government says it will pay the travel expenses of former President Laurent Gbagbo, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo, Blé Goudé, walk to freedom after ICC trial
31 march 2021 - 20:38:51The Hague, Nertherlands (PANA) - Former President of Cote d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo and an ally, Blé Goudé, have finally walked [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Former Ivorian President Gbagbo promises to return home 'soon'
03 march 2021 - 11:12:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo announced in a statement on Tuesday that he was considering [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Côte d'Ivoire: Former president Gbagbo plans to return home in December
04 december 2020 - 14:30:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA - Former president of Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo on Friday received two passports, one ordinary and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ivorian authorities urged to ensure respect for human rights before, during and after elections
31 october 2020 - 15:39:35Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Saturday called on the Ivorian authorities to ensure respect for human rights before, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS and perennial political crises (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)
16 october 2020 - 11:49:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - All too soon, but as expected, World attention is shifting from Mali after a frenetic diplomatic [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
05 october 2020 - 08:47:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ivorian presidential election campaign to kick off 15 October
17 september 2020 - 22:52:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The presidential election campaign in Cote d’Ivoire slated for 31 October will open from 15 [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Former Ivorian President, Gbagbo, will not contest the next presidential election
26 august 2020 - 14:44:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - With less than a week to the deadline for the submission of letters of intent [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC eases the conditions for the release of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé
29 may 2020 - 18:00:24Paris, France (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday announced that it has reviewed [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gbagbo waits to declare his candidacy for presidency in Cote d'Ivoire
06 march 2020 - 17:07:18Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of war crimes and crimes against humanity, former Ivorian [...] Full text...
thread Politics
The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
26 february 2020 - 09:08:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Bédié urges Ouattara to take steps to ease tension in Côte d'Ivoire
13 january 2020 - 11:43:06Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié on Sunday urged the current head of state, Alassane Dramane [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Key military figure in Ivorian rebellion dies in the US
06 january 2020 - 11:39:57Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - A key military figure in the Ivorian rebellion in 2002, Colonel Issiaka Ouattara, also known as [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cote d'Ivoire: Targeted by an arrest warrant, Guillaume Soro strikes back
26 december 2019 - 15:04:41Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – Former president of the Ivorian parliament Guillaume Soro on Monday aborted a planned return from [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC: 15 arrest warrant remain on 15 high profile Africans years after issue
24 september 2019 - 06:03:53New York, USA (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) says outstanding arrest warrants from years ago remain for 15 [...] Full text...
thread Society
ICC prosecutor to appeal acquittal of Gbagbo, Blé Goudé
16 september 2019 - 19:18:29Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ms. Fatou Bensouda, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, says she [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ivorian opposition slams AUC Chairperson's approval of electoral commission reform
22 august 2019 - 13:34:59Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian opposition legislator on Wednesday criticised the approval by African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Charles Blé Goudé forms political party
19 august 2019 - 11:07:31Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Pan-African Congress for Justice and Equality of Peoples (COJEP), formed 18 years ago by Charles [...] Full text...
thread Politics
2 former Ivorian leaders form platform of opposition parties
02 august 2019 - 17:37:56Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Two former presidents of Cote d'Ivoire, Henri Konan Bédié and Laurent Gbagbo, rose from their [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Prominent human rights lawyer urges ICC to open investigation into ex-president Jammeh's gov't
01 august 2019 - 16:56:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana of Nigeria, has called on the Chief Prosecutor of the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gbagbo and Bédié call on Ouattara for thorough reform of Independent Electoral Commission
29 july 2019 - 23:58:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The long-awaited meeting between Ivorian politicians Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bédié took place on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
NGO unveils remedies for Ivorian social ills
16 july 2019 - 21:59:59Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Phenix-Côte d'Ivoire, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has warned of the dangers of a divided country [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Amnesty International criticises rights violations in Cote d'Ivoire
11 february 2019 - 18:29:39Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Human fights group Amnesty International has asked the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to end arbitrary [...] Full text...
thread Society
Former Ivorian president Gbagbo arrives in Belgium
06 february 2019 - 10:27:57Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo arrived on Tuesday evening in Belgium where his second wife, Mady [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Belgium ready to receive Gbagbo after his ICC release
02 february 2019 - 10:51:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian government has confirmed it is in talks with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Former Ivorian President, youth activist walk to freedom on ICC's no case motion
01 february 2019 - 20:38:34Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The appeals chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
French media highlight acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé by the ICC
20 january 2019 - 19:13:54Paris, France (PANA) - The French media this week highlighted the acquittal of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and former [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Gbagbo, Blé Goudé to remain in custody until appeal hearing on 1 February
18 january 2019 - 13:59:17The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and one of his key allies, Mr Charles Blé Goudé, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Laurent Gbagbo is released after his acquittal
16 january 2019 - 20:03:58Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday ruled, by a majority, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Burkinabe political party welcomes ICC acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and his minister
16 january 2019 - 13:26:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Union for Renaissance/Sankarist Party (UNIR/PS) of Burkina Faso on Wednesday welcomed the acquittal of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Laurent Gbagbo's acquittal rejigs Ivorian political scene (Analysis by TALL Mamadou)
15 january 2019 - 19:33:49Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The acquittal and release of former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, on Tuesday by Trial Chamber [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Rights body says Gbagbo acquittal 'crushing blow to post-poll violence victims'
15 january 2019 - 13:49:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The acquittal of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and co-accused Charles Ble Goude by the International [...] Full text...
thread Society
ICC acquits Gbagbo and Blé Goudé from all charges
15 january 2019 - 12:41:29The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday acquitted former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and Mr Charles [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC trial Chamber set to rule on ex-Ivorian president's freedom bid
10 january 2019 - 07:31:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) trial chamber will deliver a ruling on motions by former Ivorian [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Rights groups criticise Ivorian president amnesty for ' war crimes'
08 august 2018 - 07:30:16Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Human rights groups have criticised Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara for granting an amnesty to some [...] Full text...
thread Society
Human rights groups say justice for 2010-11 crimes in Cote d'Ivoire stagnates
09 may 2018 - 06:11:01Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Human rights groups are urging Côte d’Ivoire’s President, Alassane Ouattara, to do more to fulfill [...] Full text...
thread Society
EU regrets Burundi's official withdrawal from the ICC
31 october 2017 - 17:29:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In a statement issued by the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Union (EU) says [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenya: Lawmaker alleges torture in detention, govt accused of persecution
28 september 2017 - 14:48:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition lawmaker, Babu Owino, was freed Thursday after spending four days in detention, where he [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Netherlands: ICC Appeals Chamber directs Trial Chamber to review Gbagbo’s detention
20 july 2017 - 06:59:01The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday reversed a decision of Trial [...] Full text...
thread Society
Netherlands: ICC clocks 19; rights group reiterates call for support
17 july 2017 - 16:04:54The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Human Rights Watch on Monday celebrated the 19th anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
thread Society
Côte d’Ivoire: Rights groups urge Ivorian gov't to address rights issues as UN mission ends
30 june 2017 - 05:45:14Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA ) – As the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) comes to an end [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gambia: The Gambia, Jammeh and the proverbial bull in a China shop (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
01 january 2017 - 12:57:08Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia, a small West African country with some 1.9 million people is an agriculturally fertile [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorians vote on Quattara's proposed constitutional amendments
30 october 2016 - 12:27:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorians went to the polls on Sunday to vote on some constitutional amendments proposed by [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US: Amnesty Int'l tasks Ivorian authorities on Ms. Gbagbo's trial
09 may 2016 - 13:01:47New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Monday urged Ivorian authorities to reconsider their refusal to [...] Full text...
thread Society
Senegal: CPJ condemns Equatorial Guinea for Gbagbo trial coverage ban
03 february 2016 - 11:45:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the decision of the government in Equatorial [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopia: 'African leaders must account for crimes against humanity'
30 january 2016 - 15:26:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders who allow civilian killings in their efforts to cling to power would be [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ethiopia: AU says Gbagbo's trial shows Africa does not condone impunity
28 january 2016 - 19:27:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) said on Thursday the trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo [...] Full text...
thread Politics
The Netherlands: Gbagbo, Blé Goudé plead not guilty at ICC trial
28 january 2016 - 11:03:17The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and youth leader Charles Blé Goudé have pleaded not [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US: Amnesty International stresses justice for Ivorians
27 january 2016 - 19:50:09New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) must ensure that justice is [...] Full text...
thread Society
Senegal: Former Ivorian President's trial opens Thursday at ICC
27 january 2016 - 16:10:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The first trial arising from the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation in Cote d'Ivoire will open [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC opens trial of Gbagbo, former youth leader 28 January
22 january 2016 - 15:06:32New York, US (PANA) - The trial in the case of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor and former Ivorian [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: UN Security Council reduces UN peacekeepers in Cote d'Ivoire
20 january 2016 - 18:45:07New York, US (PANA) - Reflecting the considerable and continued progress in consolidating peace and stability in Cote d’Ivoire, the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Senegal: MFWA expresses concern over suspensions of journalists, newspapers in Cote d'Ivoire
12 november 2015 - 16:11:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday reiterated deep concern over the spate of suspensions [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana: Mahama congratulates Ouattara on re-election victory
28 october 2015 - 09:16:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated President Allasane Dramane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire on his [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN: Cote d'Ivoire lauds UN for advancing peace, security, development
03 october 2015 - 19:49:14New York, US (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire, where the UN played a major role in restoring peace and stability after [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC Appeals Chamber confirms admissibility of Mrs. Gbagbo case
27 may 2015 - 17:02:24New York US (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday rejected Cote d’Ivoire’s appeal [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC Appeals Chamber to deliver judgment on admissibility of Mrs. Gbagbo case
20 may 2015 - 17:27:08New York US (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday scheduled a hearing on [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC to open trial for Gbagbo, former Ivorian youth leader on 10 November
07 may 2015 - 16:50:14New York, US (PANA) - Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled the opening of the [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: UN human rights chief tasks Ivorian govt on justice for victims of abuses
11 march 2015 - 17:00:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC Trial Chamber joins Gbagbo, former Ivorian youth leader cases
11 march 2015 - 16:40:50New York, US (PANA) - The Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday granted the ICC [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigeria: Main opposition drags Nigerian First Lady to ICC over hate speech
09 march 2015 - 15:49:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally reported the country's First Lady, Mrs. Patience [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria: Ex-President Obasanjo formally quits ruling party
16 february 2015 - 14:18:27Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In the culmination of the numerous public clashes between him and President Goodluck Jonathan, former Nigeria's [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria: Obasanjo accuses President Jonathan of planning to rig election
15 february 2015 - 08:25:28Abeokuta, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday accused President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the candidate of [...] Full text...
thread
UN: Six UN peacekeepers killed in road accident in Cote d’Ivoire
05 february 2015 - 17:11:49New York, US (PANA) - Six peacekeepers under the UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) died Tuesday in a road accident [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC commits former Ivorian youth leader's case for trial
22 december 2014 - 18:54:13New York, US (PANA) - The Presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has referred the case of the former [...] Full text...
thread
UN: ICC trial chamber rejects Cote d’Ivoire’s challenge on Simone Gbagbo's case
11 december 2014 - 20:08:28New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday rejected Cote d’Ivoire’s [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I commits former Ivorian youth leader to trial
11 december 2014 - 19:29:17New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday confirmed four charges [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cote d'Ivoire: Mother of ex-Ivorian president Gbagbo dies
16 october 2014 - 12:00:59Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The mother of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo died Wednesday while returning from exile in [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC ends confirmation hearing on former Ivorian youth leader case
02 october 2014 - 17:33:32New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday said the confirmation of charges hearing in the case [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC reconstitutes Gbagbo's Trial Chamber
17 september 2014 - 18:33:59New York, US (PANA) - The Presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday re-constituted Trial Chamber I, which [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: ICC postpones confirmation hearing in case of former Ivorian youth leader
01 september 2014 - 16:52:53New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday postponed the commencement [...] Full text...
thread Society
Côte d’Ivoire: Media highlight president Hollande’s visit
20 july 2014 - 12:11:14Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian newspapers this week highlighted the visit of French President Francois Hollande to the West [...] Full text...
thread
UN: ICC postpones confirmation hearing case for Ble Goude to 22 September
11 july 2014 - 19:33:50New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday postponed the commencement [...] Full text...
thread Society
Côte d’Ivoire: ICC dossier against Gbagbo is unreliable, says his party
03 july 2014 - 21:03:53Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The leader of the opposition Ivorian Peoples' Front (FPI), Pascal Affi N’Guessan, on Thursday said [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Kenya: Rights body faults AU for granting African leaders immunity
02 july 2014 - 08:15:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The decision by the just-concluded African Union (AU) Summit in Equatorial Guinea to grant sitting African [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: Envoy briefs Security Council on peackeeping reductions in Cote d’Ivoire
16 june 2014 - 19:32:27New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Ms. Aichatou [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cameroon: Ex-Ivorian minister arrested in Cameroon
12 june 2014 - 11:23:56Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Ahoua Don Meilo, former Ivorian Minister of Equipment and sanitation under ex-President Laurent Gbagbo, was arrested [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cameroon: Ivorian parliamentary speaker expected in Cameroon next week
03 june 2014 - 16:29:01Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – The Speaker of the Ivorian National Assembly, Guillaume Soro, is expected in Cameroon next week, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Côte d'Ivoire: Authorities remove restrictions on bank accounts of 50 pro-Gbagbo officials
22 may 2014 - 14:58:31Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Restrictions placed on the bank accounts of 50 officials of the former president, Laurent Gbagbo, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Côte d'Ivoire: UN calls Ivorian government, opposition to reopen dialogue
10 may 2014 - 10:06:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The UN special representative for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, has called on the Ivorian government [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ethiopia: Odinga says UN must take lead in Africa peacekeeping efforts
23 april 2014 - 21:44:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga says the UN must lead in preventing African conflicts [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN: Expert calls for consultations on reforming Ivorian electoral body
23 april 2014 - 21:28:02New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Doudou Diene, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Cote d’Ivoire, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ethiopia: Ivorian ‘street general’ makes ICC appearance (Update)
27 march 2014 - 12:06:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ivorian youth leader, also known as the “Street General” who led protests in favour of [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cote d'Ivoire: AI commends Abidjan for deciding to transfer crime suspect to the ICC
21 march 2014 - 15:35:38Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has commended the Ivorian government for its decision to handover, to the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cote d'Ivoire: Government agrees to hand over Ble Goude to ICC
20 march 2014 - 21:58:10Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government agreed on Thursday to hand over Charles Ble Goude, the former leader [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN: Expert tasks Ivorian govt. on electoral reforms
25 february 2014 - 16:30:07New York, US (PANA) - A UN human rights expert, Mr. Doudou Diene, says Cote d’Ivoire must adopt urgent reforms [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cote d'Ivoire: Efforts towards reconciliation gather momentum
30 december 2013 - 20:53:10Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Two years after a post-electoral crisis triggered a civil war in Cote d'Ivoire, the political [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC rejects bail request for Laurent Gbagbo
29 october 2013 - 15:25:12Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Appeal Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected a request from [...] Full text...
thread Society
ICC issues arrest warrant on Ivorian youth leader
01 october 2013 - 17:49:51New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued an arrest [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ban, Quattara discuss progress in Cote d'Ivoire
24 september 2013 - 09:35:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Cote d’Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara on Monday in New York [...] Full text...
thread Politics
'New land tenure, nationality laws major steps towards reconciliation in Cote d’Ivoire'
29 august 2013 - 19:59:10New York, US (PANA) - The recent adoption by Cote d’Ivoire of two laws on nationality and land tenure, considered [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN expert: Release of former Gbagbo aides 'major step' for justice in Cote d'Ivoire
07 august 2013 - 20:40:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Doudou [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN mission welcomes release of 14 former Gbagbo govt aides
07 august 2013 - 06:14:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) has welcomed the decision by judicial authorities in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire sign 19 cooperation accords
31 july 2013 - 13:50:32Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – Determined to reinforce their bilateral ties, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire on Tuesday in Yamoussoukro [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cote d'Ivoire: Amnesty International seeks inquiry into Nahibly Camp killings
29 july 2013 - 13:09:13Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Global rights body Amnesty International has called on the Ivorian authorities to establish an international [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN official says Cote d'Ivoire on right track despite challenges
19 july 2013 - 16:34:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Herve Ladsous, says while Cote d'Ivoire is on [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN expert tasks Cote d’Ivoire on national reconciliation
12 june 2013 - 20:01:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Cote d'Ivoire, Mr. Doudou Diene, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC rejects challenge on case against Gbagbo
11 june 2013 - 21:00:24New York, US (PANA) - The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the admissibility of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN expert says justice will aid reconciliation in Cote d'Ivoire
08 may 2013 - 16:06:07New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Doudou Diene, the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Cote [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN braces up for local elections in Cote d'Ivoire
06 april 2013 - 21:28:22New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Envoy for Cote d' Ivoire, Mr. Bert Koenders, has said security is [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Human Rights Watch tasks Ivorian govt on international crimes
04 april 2013 - 15:21:27Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government has not yet delivered on its promises of impartial accountability for the [...] Full text...
thread Society
ICC judges end Gbagbo's pre-trial hearing in crimes against humanity case
28 february 2013 - 21:19:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded the confirmation of charges hearing against former President of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Amnesty slams human rights violations in Cote d'Ivoire
26 february 2013 - 08:31:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Noting the general failure of the authorities to ensure justice and reparation, Amnesty International has called [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cote d' Ivoire's ex-leader faces ICC judges over poll violence
19 february 2013 - 09:00:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is due to face prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cote d’Ivoire set to become 122nd ICC member state
16 february 2013 - 12:31:46New York, US (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire on Friday deposited its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute of the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Burkina’s Premier due in Côte d'Ivoire Thursday
07 february 2013 - 12:07:54Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Mr. Luc Adolphe Tiao, was due in Abidjan Thursday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegalese president tasks Ivorians on national reconciliation
27 january 2013 - 13:16:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Speaking on the sidelines of the 20th Summit of the African Union (AU), which began [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ghana extradites Ivorian youth leader Ble Goude
18 january 2013 - 19:51:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Friday extradited the fugitive Ivorian youth leader Charles Ble Goude back to his country [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ivorian youth leader Ble Goude arrested in Ghana
18 january 2013 - 08:51:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ivorian youth leader Charles Ble Goude has been arrested in Ghana, the state-owned Ghanaian Times newspaper [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ivorian president to 'strengthen national cohesion'
01 january 2013 - 20:10:36Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara has expressed his determination to strengthen national cohesion in the West [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC sets 19 Feb. to hear Gbagbo’s case
17 december 2012 - 12:09:48New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has set 19 February 2013 [...] Full text...
thread Society
ICC declines to suspend trial against former Ivorian leader
12 december 2012 - 19:56:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ex-President of Cote d' Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo lost an appeal against his pending trial at the [...] Full text...
thread Society
ICC issues arrest warrant against former Ivorian First Lady
22 november 2012 - 14:30:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Thursday it had unsealed an arrest warrant against the former [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ex-Ivorian leader, Gbagbo, fails to win ICC freedom battle
02 november 2012 - 19:00:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The immediate former President of Cote d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, has lost his appeal to be freed [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Former Ivorian leader Gbagbo fights for freedom
30 october 2012 - 20:20:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Lawyers representing former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday denied the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ghana court discharges former Gbagbo ally of murder charge
24 october 2012 - 22:22:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An Accra magistrate's court on Wednesday discharged an ally of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, Justin [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana arrests Ivorians in refugee camp
15 october 2012 - 16:16:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian authorities have arrested a number of Ivorians in a refugee camp as the government battles [...] Full text...
thread Society
Launch of ruling party’s manifesto, creation of 45 constituencies highlighted in Ghana media
06 october 2012 - 08:05:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The launch on Thursday of the manifesto of Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), creation of [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Former Gbagbo ally charged with murder
01 october 2012 - 17:07:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Justin Katinan, an ally of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, on Monday appeared before an Accra [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana police rearrest former Gbagbo ally
29 september 2012 - 10:56:56Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Police in Ghana on Friday rearrested Justin Kone Katinan, a former cabinet minister and ally of [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana-Ivorian ties, battle to win Rawlings’ "heart" played up in Ghana’s media
29 september 2012 - 08:40:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Relations between Ghana and its western neighbor, Cote d’Ivoire, especially after armed men attacked positions in [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Ghana court grants bail to ex-Ivorian minister Katinan
25 september 2012 - 11:56:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An ally of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo was Tuesday granted bail by a magistrate’s court [...] Full text...
thread Society
Côte d’Ivoire partially reopens border with Ghana
24 september 2012 - 13:41:35Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire has partially reopened its border with Ghana, which it unilaterally closed on Friday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ivorian National Press Council lifts suspension of pro-Gbagbo newspapers
18 september 2012 - 11:29:32Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian regulatory body for print media, the National Press Council (NPC), Monday lifted the [...] Full text...
thread Society
3 arrested in Ghana for allegedly purchasing arms for Ivorian coup
18 september 2012 - 10:47:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian police have arrested three men for their alleged involvement in the purchase of arms [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana magistrate turns down bail application of former Gbagbo ally
06 september 2012 - 19:21:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A district magistrate in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday turned down a bail application filed by Justin [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gbagbo ally denied bail by Ghana court
05 september 2012 - 15:49:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A Human Rights Court in Accra on Wednesday rejected a bail application of former Ivorian Minister, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Detained ex-Ivorian minister appears in court
31 august 2012 - 17:24:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Justin Kone Katinan, a key ally of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo who was arrested a [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana announces arrest of former Ivorian president Gbagbo's ally
26 august 2012 - 17:43:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government on Sunday confirmed that Mr. Kone Katinan Justin, a former Ivorian Minister in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
CPJ: Local press targeted and harassed in Cote d'Ivoire
25 august 2012 - 10:05:37New York, US (PANA) - The Ivorian authorities should halt censorship of critical news outlets and investigate an armed assault [...] Full text...
thread Society
Pro-Gbagbo newspapers protest in Cote d'Ivoire
24 august 2012 - 20:31:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based sub-regional media watchdog, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Friday said that newspapers in [...] Full text...
thread Society
ICC delays confirmation of charges hearing against ex-Ivorian leader
03 august 2012 - 14:37:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has postponed, indefinitely, the confirmation of charges hearing against former Ivorian [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN expert calls for human rights-based solutions for Ivorian IDPs
31 july 2012 - 20:18:02New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, said [...] Full text...
thread Society
Life of detained Gbagbo's son, Michel, in danger, says his mother
30 july 2012 - 22:32:57Paris, France (PANA) – The life of the detained son of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo is in danger, his [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN Security Council extends Cote d'Ivoire Mission mandate
27 july 2012 - 13:51:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council Thursday extended the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Côte d’Ivoire re-admitted to Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie
12 july 2012 - 16:58:25Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Côte d’Ivoire has been re-admitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), from which it [...] Full text...
thread Politics
New ICC Prosecutor takes office, urges respect for court's decisions
15 june 2012 - 16:20:49The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Ms. Fatou Bensouda of The Gambia Friday assumed office as the Prosecutor of the International [...] Full text...
thread Society
Togo extradites former Ivorian defence minister Kouassi Lida
07 june 2012 - 21:57:03Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togo has extradited Kouassi Moise Lida, former Ivorian defence minister under ousted president Laurent Gbagbo, for [...] Full text...
thread Politics
MFWA says pro-opposition paper suspended in Cote d'Ivoire
21 may 2012 - 19:06:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Monday said that the [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN rights' chief welcomes Taylor verdict
27 april 2012 - 09:53:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, has welcomed the guilty [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN Security Council renews sanctions on Cote d'Ivoire, adjusts arms embargo
26 april 2012 - 19:14:22New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday renewed, for another year, its set of sanctions imposed [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ivorian Police arrest, detain director of pro-Gbagbo publishing company
30 march 2012 - 17:10:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ousmane Sy Savané, the Director General of Cylcone, a pro-Gbagbo publishing company, was reportedly picked up [...] Full text...
thread Society
Côte d'Ivoire urged to assist ICC in post-election violence probe
29 march 2012 - 09:12:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - It is time for the Ivorian authorities to cooperate fully with an International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ivorian papers hail Abdoulaye Wade’s ''fair play''
26 march 2012 - 13:54:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian newspapers on Monday hailed the ''fair play'' exhibited by outgoing Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Rights body wants mandate of commission probing post-poll violence in Cote d'Ivoire extended
24 february 2012 - 09:40:43Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for a six-month extension in the mandate of Côte d’Ivoire’s [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mbeki slams NATO role in Libya, Gbagbo's ouster
17 february 2012 - 11:19:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, on Thursday slammed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AU Peace, Security Council gets new members
29 january 2012 - 08:18:42Addis Ababa , Ethiopia (PANA) - At an election conducted during the ministerial level of the African Union Summit here, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Hillary Clinton due in Abidjan Monday
13 january 2012 - 11:26:48Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to arrive in Abidjan on Monday on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Former Ivorian finance minister Bohoun Bouabré dies
11 january 2012 - 20:56:25Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Former Ivorian Economy and Finance Minister, Paul-Antoine Bohoun Bouabré, who was facing charges of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC defers Malawi’s failure to arrest El Bashir to Security Council
12 december 2011 - 21:05:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday dismissed Malawi’s excuse that it failed [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Al-Bashir: ICC reports Malawi to UN Security Council
12 december 2011 - 19:41:39New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber 1 of the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday reported Malawi [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ivorians vote in legislative polls
11 december 2011 - 10:58:33Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorians were voting Sunday to elect 255 candidates out of the 950 contesting the country's [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US urges peaceful polls in Cote d'Ivoire
10 december 2011 - 11:59:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ahead of Sunday's legislative polls in Cote d'Ivoire, the US has called on all Ivorians [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AU election observers arrive in Cote d'Ivoire
08 december 2011 - 17:05:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) election observers have arrived in Cote d'Ivoire ahead of the 11 December [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Rawlings condemns 'speedy' Gbagbo transfer to the Hague
06 december 2011 - 13:59:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings has condemned the "hasty procedure" that led to the transfer [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC sets June 2012 date for Gbagbo's confirmation of charges hearing
05 december 2011 - 14:42:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Hague-based the International Criminal Court (ICC) will begin confirmation of charges hearing against Former Ivorian [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gbagbo to appear before ICC pre-trial chamber 5 Dec
30 november 2011 - 20:47:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is due to make an initial appearance before Pre-Trial Chamber III [...] Full text...
thread Society
Pro-Gbagbo parties withdraw from Ivorian parliamentary polls
30 november 2011 - 12:54:58Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - To protest the arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Three journos arrested in Côte d'Ivoire
30 november 2011 - 12:47:26Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Three journalists have been arrested and detained in Abidjan prison on charges of ''incitement to [...] Full text...
thread Society
More Ivorians will face justice - ICC prosecutor
30 november 2011 - 10:46:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo assured on Wednesday that more Ivorians will be brought [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gbagbo’s ICC transfer advances justice - Human Rights Watch
30 november 2011 - 10:05:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The transfer of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The [...] Full text...
thread Society
ICC takes Gbagbo into custody
30 november 2011 - 09:15:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed taking custody of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, following [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC issues Gbagbo arrest warrant (Corrected)
29 november 2011 - 21:19:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for former president of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AU reconstruction mission visits Cote d'Ivoire
04 november 2011 - 18:19:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) said Friday it had dispatched a top-level team of experts to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Pro-Gbagbo coalition to take part in Ivorian parliamentary poll
04 november 2011 - 10:26:03Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian independent electoral commission (CEI) has decided to extend the date for prospective candidates [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gbagbo supporters hold rally in Côte d'Ivoire
31 october 2011 - 12:47:22Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The supporters of the former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo met on Sunday in the district [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Candidates for Ivorian parliamentary polls asked to file papers
13 october 2011 - 12:47:00Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire's independent electoral commission (CEI) has invited candidates for the 11 Dec. parliamentary polls [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ivorian president urges ministers to get down to work
12 october 2011 - 13:23:57Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Insisting that public officials must get down to work, the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, Tuesday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN mission in Côte d'Ivoire condemns violence at Gbagbo's party rally
10 october 2011 - 21:51:15Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United Nations Mision in Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI) on Monday "deplored and strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria’s economic diplomacy yielding fruits, says FM
09 october 2011 - 18:23:10Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Olugbenga Ashiru has expressed delight that the country's external policy, which is [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ghana media highlight Ouattara visit, teachers’ day, biometric voters' register
08 october 2011 - 06:13:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A one-day visit to Ghana by Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara, the 17th National Best Teacher Award [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, UNHCR sign agreement on repatriation of refugees
06 october 2011 - 20:26:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday signed an [...] Full text...
thread
Ouattara in Ghana for one-day visit
06 october 2011 - 12:17:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The President of Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Alassane Ouattara, arrived in Accra on Thursday for a one-day [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ICC to probe Ivorian post-elections violence
03 october 2011 - 16:10:05New York, US (PANA) - The Hague-base International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday authorized its prosecutor to probe alleged abuses [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Donors support Cote d’Ivoire’s exit from group of debt-ridden states
26 september 2011 - 15:41:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire is on the brink of emerging from the list highly-indebted poor countries and will [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenyan PM hails Zambia’s peaceful power changeover
24 september 2011 - 10:04:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Friday hailed the peaceful transfer of power in Zambia and congratulated [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Cote d'Ivoire: Pro-Ouattara fighters withdraw from media outlets
12 september 2011 - 13:40:20New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) says it is relieved that fighters loyal to the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Media watchdog welcomes lifting of suspension against Ivorian journalists
08 september 2011 - 21:17:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based sub-regional press freedom watchdog, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Thursday welcomed lifting [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ivorian Electoral Commission members sworn into office
29 august 2011 - 21:25:47Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The 14 members of the Ivorian Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) appointed on 14 August were [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS team in Cote d'Ivoire for reconstruction talks
23 august 2011 - 07:55:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A high-level ECOWAS delegation, led by Commission President James Victor Gbeho, is in Abidjan for talks [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gbagbo, wife charged for economic crimes
18 august 2011 - 20:33:46Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Former Ivorian president, Laurent Gbagbo and his wife, Simone, were on Thursday charged for economic [...] Full text...
thread Society
MFWA welcomes resumption of transmission by Ivorian TV
15 august 2011 - 18:27:43Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Monday welcomed the resumption of [...] Full text...
thread Society
AU urges action against mercenaries in Cote d'Ivoire
13 august 2011 - 08:39:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for the encampment of soldiers in Cote d'Ivoire, while [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gbagbo allies ask AU to press for his release
12 august 2011 - 23:20:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A coalition of pro-Gbagbo parties in Cote d'Ivoire have asked the African Union (AU) to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN official says extra-judicial executions carried out in Cote d'Ivoire
12 august 2011 - 14:47:22New York, US (PANA) - The acting human rights chief in the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Guillaume Ngefa, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Around 180,000 Ivorian refugees remain scattered in West Africa
11 august 2011 - 12:28:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 178,899 Ivorian refugees remain in 13 West African states as at the end of July, [...] Full text...
thread Society
ECOWAS to hold mini-summit on Cote d'Ivoire 19 Aug
07 august 2011 - 15:25:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold a mini-summit at its headquarters in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ouattara govt. censors paper over column critical of Obama meeting
05 august 2011 - 08:13:25New York, US (PANA) - The government of the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, who pledged to uphold democracy in a [...] Full text...
thread Society
New Ivorian constitutional council chairman takes office
04 august 2011 - 18:55:26Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The new chairman of the Ivorian constitutional council, Romain Francis Wodié, appointed on 25 July, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN allocates US$2.1 million for Ivorian refugees in Ghana
01 august 2011 - 21:39:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$2,121,502 to boost a joint UN [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ivorian President, Quattara, in Nigeria for one-day visit
01 august 2011 - 12:21:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Quattara arrived in Nigeria Monday for a one-day visit. He arrived at the Presidential [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ivorian RTI gets new Director General
31 july 2011 - 18:01:39Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire, has named Lazare Aka Sayé the new Director General [...] Full text...
thread Society
Amnesty official pleads for 'impartial' security force in Cote d'Ivoire
29 july 2011 - 15:41:54Paris, France (PANA) - An official of Amnesty International (AI), Salvatore Saguès, on Friday suggested the establishment of an "impartial" [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ban to appoint new envoy for UN mission in Cote d'Ivoire
29 july 2011 - 14:40:42New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced his intention to appoint Bert Koenders of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics