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Reporters sans frontières (Free subscription) | yesterday
Reporters Without Borders said it was mystified to learn at a meeting with the French investigating judges in the Guy-André Kieffer abduction case that a witness has claimed to have been put under pressure from within the French presidency not to testify to the judges.Osange Silou-Kieffer, the wife of the freelance Canadian-French journalist who was abducted from an Abidjan car park in April 2004,...
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Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
The MTN Group, through its Cote d’Ivoire subsidiary, has purchased total ownership of Arobase Telecom and Afnet. No finacial details has been revealed yet. According to MTN Group President and CEO, Phuthuma Nhleko, these acquisitions reflect the progress we are making towards consolidating our business. We believe both Afnet and Arobase will add value to [...]
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Pollution warning signs in Abidjan after toxic dumping in August 2006 Ivorian government lawyers have said they may pursue criminal investigations against the Netherlands-based oil trader Trafigura, which owned the oil waste dumped in open-air sites in Abidjan in 2006. Ivorian health officials, an independent investigation panel, and European lawyers have said the poisonous sludge led to more
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Telecompaper (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
(Telecompaper) Mobile operator MTN has acquired Arobase Telecom and Afnet, both service providers in Cote d'Ivoire. The company said in a statement that the acquisitions are in line with MTN's stated strategy to provide integrated communications solutions in all its markets. They follow similar acquisitions in Nigeria, Cameroon, Cyprus and South Africa. Created in 2001, Arobase Telecom is the...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Ivorian government lawyers have said they may pursue criminal investigations against the Netherlands-based oil trader Trafigura, which owned the oil waste dumped in open-air sites in Abidjan in 2006.
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ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
South African telco expands its presence in Côte d’Ivoire with acquisition of Arobase Telecom S.A and Afnet.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
As presidential elections approach at year-end after repeated delays, analysts worry slow progress on meeting the demands of the Ouagadougou peace agreement, combined with what they see as continued hostility among some in power towards foreign-born Ivorians, threaten the elusive stability in the still-divided country.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
A trial is under way in Abidjan of local officials accused of conniving in the dumping of toxic oil sludge in August 2006 and causing over a dozen deaths, and illnesses to tens of thousands.
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EarthWire Africa RSS News Feed (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
A trial is under way in Abidjan of local officials accused of conniving in the dumping of toxic oil sludge in August 2006 and causing over a dozen deaths, and illnesses to tens of thousands.
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Ivorians receiving citizenship papers at a mobile court People who flee to cities because of conflicts or natural disasters tend to become invisible to the authorities and organisations that can help them, says US-based Tufts University and the Geneva-based International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The Tufts University and IMDC study researched the specific protection needs of the
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
The MTN Group has acquired 100 percent of Cote d'Ivoire's second fixed-line operator, Arobase Telecom, and Afnet, an Internet Service Provider ISP.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
... All Africa 40 index would consist of the top 40 companies by market capitalisation from Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius, Nigeria, SA and Tunisia.The FTSE/JSE All Africaex-South Africa 30 index would be a basket of the top 30 companies by market capitalisation from Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius, Nigeria and Tunisia."Providing investors worldwide with...
