Ivory Coast appointed defense and interior ministers in its power-sharing government early Saturday, removing one of the main obstacles to the peace process. Rene Amani was named defense minister and ...

Abidjan — The Ivorian government has accused "parallel forces in army clothing" of committing atrocities during last week's banned opposition march and said these shadowy gunmen were continuing to ...

Ivory Coast's Minister of Interior Security has issued a decree banning protests against the United Nations in the country. Minister Martin Bleou issued the statement saying the United Nations is in ...

Jean Helene, the Abidjan correspondent of French radio station Radio France Internationale, was shot dead in his car which was parked near the national police headquarters. A police source said he was ...

In Ivory Coast, former rebel groups, now called the New Forces, are challenging appointments to the key ministerial posts of defense and security. They say they will not begin a disarmament program, ...

The correspondent of French radio station Radio France Internationale (RFI) in Abidjan, Jean Helene, has been shot dead by a man in uniform, police told AFP as 11 opposition militants were released ...

Ivory Coast rebels and opposition parties have reacted angrily to a government ban on street demonstrations. Some political parties said the ban was meant to prevent a march they had planned this ...