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Former Ivorian Officials Arrested in Ivory Coast, Ghana

August 27, 2012 Global Author

Two high-ranking officials close to the former president of Ivory Coast have been arrested. Ivorian officials say Laurent Akoun, the second-ranking official in former president Laurent Gbagbo's Front Populaire Ivorien party, was arrested Sunday in Adzope, 100 kilometers east of the capital, Abidjan. He is believed to be implicated in a series of recent attacks on government targets, aimed at destabilizing... Read More

Secretary Hillary Clinton Whirl Wind Travels to Africa

August 13, 2012 Global AuthorHillary Clinton, Joyce Banda

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Africa July 31 through August 10, 2012. During this trip, the Secretary emphasized U.S. policy commitments outlined in the Presidential Policy Directive - to strengthen democratic institutions, spur economic growth, advance peace and security as well as promote opportunity and development for all citizens. . Read More

Nigeria and Mauritius sign Tax treaty

August 13, 2012 Global Author

The MoU was signed by the Chief Executive of the FSC, Ms. Clairette Ah-Hen and the Director General of the SEC, Arunma Oteh at the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) signed the treaty recently at an Annual Conference held in Beijing,China in May, according to officials at Financial Services Commission Of Mauritius .The FSC stated to reporters that the new-fangled agreement would create a... Read More

President John Atta Mills of Ghana has died at age 68

July 24, 2012 Global Authorcancer, democracy, died, Ghana, John Atta Mills, peacful

Ghana’s President John Atta Mills, who was most recently treated in the U.S. for an unspecified condition, has reportedly passed away. His replacement will be sworn in Tonight., Questions about the President’s health had been swirling for almost a year. Regarding his frequent visits to U.S. hospitals – 3 this year alone – President Mills replied: ‘’I am going for… Read More

World Bank grants $90m for Abidjan-Lagos project to ease trade barriers in West Africa

June 29, 2012 Global AuthorAbidijan, Cote d’Ivoire, ivory coast, Lagos, Nigeria, World Bank

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on May 31, 2012 approved a $90 million grant to finance the Abidjan-Lagos Trade and Transport Facilitation Project, a $405.5 million project that will reduce trade and transportation barriers across West Africa. . Read More

Liberia: Sirleaf sworn in for second term

January 17, 2012 Global Authorafrica, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia, Liberia President, politics

Liberia's president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been sworn in as the 24th president of the Republic of Liberia. The occasion was held Monday in the Liberia capital Monrovia in front of an array of distinguished personalities that included the leaders of the Liberia's three neighbours - Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire. . Read More

Gbagbo faces charges of crimes against humanity: ICC

November 30, 2011 Global Author

THE HAGUE (AGV) - Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo will appear before the International Criminal Court in The Hague within days to face charges of crimes against humanity, the first former head of state to be tried by the ICC since its inception in 2002. . Read More

Liberia: Ellen Johnson Promises Reconciliation Initiative

November 12, 2011 Global Author

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says one of her fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureates will lead an effort at national reconciliation following an election process marred by an opposition boycott and deadly rioting. . Read More

First group of Ivorian refugees return home from Liberia

October 26, 2011 Global Author

MONROVIA, Liberia, October 25 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has facilitated the return of the first group of Ivorian refugees who have opted for voluntary repatriation from Liberia, where they sought safety during the unrest that rocked Côte d'Ivoire after presidential elections last year. . Read More

West Africa

The Rwandan Government: When the tree falls, birds are in misery

October 10, 2011March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergforeign aid, France, government, money, Parliament, Paul Kagame, politics, Rwanda, Senate, Theogene Rudasingwa, UNHCR

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW In the small country of Rwanda buried deep in the heart of Africa continues to make loud noises despite their assumed desire to keep things quiet and inconspicuous. Within this small country lies a government that oppresses its own people through intimidation, lack of open political space and fear to speak honestly and openly about the… Read More

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