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The Panamanian flagged ship Probo Koala unloaded more than 550 tonnes of toxic waste at Abidjan port in Cote d'Ivoire a month back. Emissions from that toxic waste have killed seven people and poisoned thousands. (AllAfrica)

C te d'Ivoire: The Reggae star IJahman preaches peace in Abidjan! IJahman Levi, the living figurehead of Reggae Music gave a high concert performance on Friday 2nd May 2008 at 'Palais de la Culture' in Abidjan, ... via Topics from 192 countries

Angolan ambassador to Cote D'ivoire, Gilberto Buta Lutucuta, Saturday granted an audience to a team of students from Cocody University, with whom he discussed the teaching of Portuguese language there, Angop learnt. (AllAfrica)

Ban lifted on Radio France Internationale relay Text of report by Ivorian TV on 6 May On 31 January 2008, the National Council of Audiovisual Communication [CNCA] suspended the broadcasts of Radio France ... via MT Shortwave Central

Since the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement in March 2007, Côte d'Ivoire has been healing the wounds of a civil war that divided the country for more than four years. Major challenges remain in reconciling different political and ethnic groups and in reviving the confidence of a vibrant business sector that once made the country one of West Africa's economic powerhouses. (AllAfrica)

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has expressed satisfaction with the existing warm relations between Nigeria, Thai and Cote d'Ivoire, which he noted, were getting stronger. (AllAfrica)

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. (AllAfrica)

"We managed to achieve an attendance rate of nearly 100 percent before the crisis, but now it is around 50 percent"

A straw hut in the courtyard of the Ariel Glaser Paediatric Centre in Bouake is filled with children of all ages playing or eating meals prepared by the centre's cook, all under the watchful eye of relatives. via IRIN News

BOUAKE Thursday, May 08, 2008 (IRIN) - A straw hut in the courtyard of the Ariel Glaser Paediatric Centre in Bouake is filled with children of all ages playing or eating meals prepared by the centre's cook, all under the watchful eye of relatives. This special space for children infected or affected by HIV was set up in 2007 in response to growing demand. It is managed by the Centre for Solidarity and Social Action (CSAS), which provides HIV/AIDS care in Bouake, Cote D'Ivoire's second largest city, in the centre of the country. (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG Monday, May 05, 2008 (IRIN) - Canada is the latest major donor country to break the link between overseas food aid and supporting its own farmers. (irinnews.org)

"Life is very expensive. Can't you see how 'dry' I am?"

Worldwide, the alarm is being sounded over an impending food crisis. Central American government leaders are in Nicaragua today to talk about the rising prices of basic foodstuffs. via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

The ambassador of Angola to Cote d'Ivoire Gilberto Buta Lutucuta and the West African nation's Parliament speaker, Mamadou Koulibaly, expressed satisfaction with the current state of friendship relations between the two countries. (AllAfrica)

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. (AllAfrica)

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. (AllAfrica)

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. (AllAfrica)

The Angolan ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Gilberto Buta Lutucuta met last Thursday in Abidjan city, with his highness, Aga Khan, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, who expressed his desire to visit the country. (AllAfrica)

"You can be in prison but in your mind you are able to dream, to fly, to hope - they are humans and the prison is not the end of their lives - it's just a step."

Inmates in Ivory Coast's main prison have been enjoying exclusive cinema screenings as part of the Abidjan International Festival of Short Film. via BBC

S olution to African airlines' problem lies in the progressive, systematic and harmonised liberalisation of the air transport sector throughout Africa, as captured by the Yamoussoukro Decision of 1999. via Guardian Newspapers

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 02 May 2008 - 5:00 PDT Health care services, including HIV/AIDS services, in Cote d'Ivoire's rebel-controlled northern region are still unavailable in spite of an ... via Medical News Today

"It is a rare botanical curiosity", says Dr Roland Bourdeix, who works with the Marc Delorne coconut research station outside Abidjan. "We have 150,000 palm trees in this research plantation and there is only one which has three heads like this."

No buyers have come forward for the tree Scientists in Ivory Coast are trying to sell a rare multi-headed coconut tree for a million dollars. via BBC

The Security Council today welcomed the news that Côte d'Ivoire will be holding previously delayed presidential elections on 30 November, and urged the West African nation to redouble its efforts to meet that vital goal on the path to peace. (AllAfrica)

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. (AllAfrica)

ABIDJAN Tuesday, April 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Cote d’Ivoire’s government has announced emergency measures to cut prices of food and basic services following protests against the cost of living, but demonstrators have warned they are ready to go back on to the streets as soon as prices creep up again. (irinnews.org)

ABIDJAN Monday, March 31, 2008 (IRIN) - Hygiene in most hospitals in Cote d’Ivoire is so low that the ministry of health has launched a nationwide clean-up campaign. (irinnews.org)

ABIDJAN Monday, March 31, 2008 (IRIN) - At least a dozen protestors were wounded during several hours of clashes with police on 31 March as they demanded government action to curb food prices. (irinnews.org)

"There is no need to dramatise the security issue"

War has left its mark on Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire's second largest town and the stronghold of the New Forces rebels, about 300km north of the port city of Abidjan. via PlusNews.org

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. (AllAfrica)

BOUAKE Monday, April 28, 2008 (IRIN) - War has left its mark on Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire's second largest town and the stronghold of the New Forces rebels, about 300km north of the port city of Abidjan. Many public buildings are empty and dilapidated, roads are in disrepair and carry few vehicles. (irinnews.org)

DUBAI Thursday, March 27, 2008 (IRIN) - The Ug99 strain of the killer wheat fungus (stem rust), which recently infected wheat farms in western Iran, is a serious threat to global food security, agricultural scientists have warned. They have said the fungus may affect additional wheat-producing countries. (irinnews.org)

Anger over high food prices has sparked protests in several countries. Surging food prices have posed a particular risk to poor economies. via Reuters

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital Abidjan Wednesday for a two-day official visit to the West African country. via People's Daily Online