Mali wants ‘compensation’ for releasing Ivorian troops
Bamako – Mali has linked the return of political dissidents living in the Ivory Coast with the release of... Read more
11 Sep, 2022
Voice-operated smartphones target Africa’s illiterate
Abidjan – Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa – the tens... Read more
10 Sep, 2022
3 women among Ivorian troops held in Mali released
Lome – Three women among the 49 Ivorian soldiers held since July in Mali accused of being mercenaries have... Read more
4 Sep, 2022
Mali presses charges against 49 Ivorian soldiers
Bamako – Malian prosecutors on Monday confirmed they had filed charges against 49 Ivorian troops, including for alleged conspiracy... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
Ivory Coast troops held in Mali charged
Bamako – Dozens of Ivorian soldiers held in Mali and accused of being mercenaries have been charged with attempting... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo pushes for amnesty with eye on 2025 vote
Abidjan – President Alassane Ouattara last week lifted the shadow of a jail sentence over his erstwhile bitter rival... Read more
13 Aug, 2022
Ivory Coast president Ouattara pardons predecessor Gbagbo
Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced on Saturday that he had pardoned his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, who... Read more
7 Aug, 2022
Ivory Coast says freeing detained troops in Mali ‘could take time’
Abidjan – Talks on bringing home 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali are ongoing but any result “could take... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Mali orders foreign forces out of airport base after Ivory Coast dispute
Bamako – Mali has ordered a private airline to evict foreign soldiers, including UN troops, from its Bamako airport... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Togo mediates in Mali, Ivory Coast soldiers dispute
Lome – Delegations from Mali and Ivory Coast met on Thursday with Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe who is mediating... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
