Credit: africa-me.com / Former rebel leader Guillaume, who was blocked from running in the Ivory Coast presidential polls, is in political exile in Europe. By Gary Raynaldo and Sara Abraham DIPLOMATIC TIMES ABIDJAN – Côte d’Ivoire – Exiled former Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro
Credit; Wikipedia / Abidjan is Ivory Coast’s largest city and its economic capital. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.N. human rights office is calling for an end to violence and intimidation in relation to reports that at least 20 people have been killed in
Despite commendable progress over the past decade, continued social and political polarization in Côte d’Ivoire could lead to another bout of instability in a country long known as an anchor in West Africa. Ten years after a civil conflict that led to 3,000 deaths,
Credit: ©ICC/CPI / Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo at International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights called on Abidjan officials to restore former president Laurent Gbagbo to the electoral list of candidates
Credit: ©ICC/CPI / Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo at International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Despite an Ivorian judicial ruling excluding former President Laurent Gbagbo from a list of candidates for the October 31 elections, supporters are filing
Credit; Wikipedia / Abidjan is Ivory Coast’s largest city and its economic capital. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Four people have been killed in violent confrontations in Ivory Coast amid anger over President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to run for a third term many
Credit: Wikipedia / Susan E. Rice, former United Nations Ambassador and US National Security Advisor By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Former national security adviser and ambassador Susan Rice was very diplomatic in “warmly” congratulating Senator Kamala Harris on her selection Tuesday as Joe Biden’s Vice