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Two Ex-Rebel Leaders Jailed In I. Coast Over Pay Protest

Two former rebel leaders in Ivory Coast were jailed Tuesday after the ex-fighters obstructed a road into the central...

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Ivory Coast Army Chief Meets Mutineers In Their Barracks

Ivory Coast armed forces chief Sekou Toure met on Wednesday with troops who had mutinied over pay, in a bid to heal...

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Four Killed In I.Coast Clashes Between Ex-Rebels and Police

Four people were killed when police clashed with former rebels barricading the road into the Ivorian city of Bouake, as...

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I. Coast Economic ‘miracle’ Risks Morphing Into Mirage

Following a string of mutinies, plummeting cocoa prices, depressed growth and social unrest, Ivory Coast's economic...

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Ivory Coast’s Year of the Mutiny

Ivory Coast, which is recovering from more than a decade of conflict, has since January been in the grip of a series of...

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Rebel Soldiers Block Access To I.Coast’s Second-Largest City

Defiant soldiers blocked access to Ivory Coast's second-largest city on Saturday after firing guns into the air...

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Gunfire As I.Coast Troops Resume Protest Despite ‘apology’

Disgruntled Ivorian soldiers took to the streets of Abidjan and two other cities on Friday, firing angrily into the air...

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Gunfire In I.Coast Barracks After Rebels ‘apologise’ For Mutiny

Sporadic gunfire rang out overnight in a military barracks in Ivory Coast's second city of Bouake, where a mutiny...

International

Deal Struck Between Army and State

Ivory Coast's government has struck an agreement with mutinous soldiers, shortly after talks were interrupted by...

Opinion

Who Are These Revolting Soldiers In the Ivory Coast?

The Ivory Coast tranquillity has been shaken by a revolt of a group of soldiers in the Ivoirian Army shooting up...

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President Ouattara Dismisses Security Chiefs

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has dismissed the heads of the army, police and paramilitary gendarmes...

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Ivory Coast Defence Minister Freed By Mutinous Soldiers

Mutinous soldiers in Ivory Coast have released the country’s defence minister after detaining him for two hours in a...

International

Ivory Coast Mutiny Deal Reached, Says President, But Unclear If Unrest Is Over

President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast says he has reached an agreement with soldiers who have mutinied. He said he...

International

Ivorian Minister Trapped After Soldiers Open Fire

Mutinying soldiers in Ivory Coast's second largest city Bouake opened fire on a local official's house where the...

International

Fresh Gunfire Hits Abidjan, Bouake Still Volatile

The commercial capital of Ivory Coast has been hit by gunfire, a local resident and a soldier have confirmed to...