Guarding the formula to uproot conflict Overall, in Africa, post-conflict countries are trying hard to deliver peace dividends – jobs, peace, freedom, democracy and rule of law. The ... transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding is not easy but the continent is making great strides regarding the economy, improving good governance and building trust. With peace-building, Africa may have found the right formula for rooting out conflicts.
Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire: Court aquits and discharges Laurent Gbagbo ally A magistrate court in Accra, Ghana, on Friday acquitted and discharged Justin Katinan, the former Ivorian Minister, saying his charges were ... politically-motivated.
Oil & Gas: Growth sector seeks investors in Côte d’Ivoire A series of recent finds has peaked the interest of companies looking to get a share of West African prospects. The government plans to increase ... oil flow almost sixfold in five years, with gas production also rising.
Agribusiness: Smoothing out the bumps in Côte d’Ivoire Greater state protection for the cocoa industry has improved quality, but some farmers are turning to rubber. Cotton and cashew production have ... also hit new records.
in absentia Sankara murder: Key defendant Blaise Compaoré enjoys life in exile, dodges trial Article 10/10 of "Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara: Who killed ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’?"
Côte d’Ivoire: Money men, politicos and those who keep an eye on them Despite the problems of stamping out corruption there is a good smattering of competent people in top jobs. ...
Côte d’Ivoire: We must improve things for SMEs – Jean-Louis Billon Acknowledging that corruption and poverty are still high, Jean-Louis Billon, Côte d'Ivoire minister of commerce, sees small businesses and processing ... as the country's future.
Finance: Small companies in Côte d’Ivoire struggle Many SMEs lack the financial records to get that vital "yes" from the bank manager. The AfDB, the World Bank and an Ivorian employers' body are ... helping find solutions.
La Côte d’Ivoire: A race against time Two years in, President Ouattara's economic transformation is starting to show on tickers, charts and engineers' blueprints, but the daily reality ... for many remains unemployment and rising prices. Though the president has asked for more time, local elections show patience may be wearing thin, while steps to reconciliation have also faltered.
Hannibal: Open your books, says Kofi Annan When a seminar room full of former public servants – a United Nations secretary general, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, ... US Treasury secretary – combines forces with African business leaders such as Zimbabwe's Strive Masiyiwa and Côte d'Ivoire's Tidjane Thiam to sound alarm bells about the theft of Africa's natural resources, it is time to take notice.
Ghana – Côte d’Ivoire open Border Information Centre Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire have opened a fifth Border Information Centre at Elubo on the Ghana-Ivorian border, with funding from the United States ... Agency for International Development (USAID).
