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Oct
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast president removes prime minister, dissolves government

Ivory Coast president removes prime minister, dissolves government

NEWS
IVORY Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has removed the prime minister and dissolved his government, the presidency's secretary general Aboudramane Cisse said. No reason was provided for the unexpected move. "The president expresses his gratitude to Prime Minister Patrick Achi and to all members of the government for their commitment to serving the nation over the past years," Cisse said. They will remain in temporary charge until a new prime minister and government are appointed, he added. It is not uncommon for presidents in Ivory Coast to make drastic, unexpected changes to their governments. Achi tabled his resignation and that of his government…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast sentences ex PM Soro to life

Ivory Coast sentences ex PM Soro to life

NEWS
ANGE ABOA AN Ivory Coast court has sentenced former prime minister and rebel leader Guillaume Soro in absentia to life in prison on charges of plotting a coup against his former ally President Alassane Ouattara. Soro, who is in exile in Europe, was charged with conspiracy and an attempted attack on state authority. His lawyers have previously condemned the charges as politically motivated and said there was no evidence to show he was guilty. The case has raised tensions in a country still recovering from a brief civil war a decade ago, during which Soro led the rebels that swept…
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Jun
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Ghagbo returns to the Ivory Coast

Ghagbo returns to the Ivory Coast

NEWS
ANGE ABOA and LOUCOUMANE COULIBALY  IVORY Coast is preparing for the return of former President Laurent Gbagbo today, a move that his supporters and the government hope will help ease tensions that have hung over the country since his arrest a decade ago. Supporters have been buying party memorabilia such as scarves, pouches and garments bearing Gbagbo's image in the Yopougon district of Abidjan, considered his political stronghold, since his return was confirmed on May 31. The government of President Alassane Ouattara, which initially objected to Gbago's party announcing his return date without official approval, has accepted the plan as…
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Oct
20
2020
By The African Mirror
One killed as pre-election protests spread in Ivory Coast

One killed as pre-election protests spread in Ivory Coast

NEWS
ANGE ABOA  ONE person was killed and several injured when security forces opened fire on protesters in the southeast of Ivory coast yesterday, several witnesses said, a sign of spreading unrest ahead of an October 31 election boycotted by the opposition. More than a dozen people have been killed since August in protests against President Alassane Ouattara's plan to stand for a third term, which his opponents say violates the constitution. Images shared on social media showed protesters carrying a man through the streets of the town of Bonoua on a sheet of metal. "I saw the young man who…
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